HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Warm and humid air will continue to lead to afternoon and evening thunderstorms today. While the chance for storms remains high, the chances will decrease as the week progresses. Today brings partly sunny skies with a growing chance of showers and thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening, followed by patchy fog overnight as moisture lingers. The National Weather Service says scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and isolated instances of flash flooding are possible this afternoon and evening.
Wednesday stays partly sunny and humid, with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms after early‑morning fog. Thursday trends mostly sunny but still carries a slight chance of a late‑day storm. By Friday, conditions turn more unsettled again with a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, and Saturday continues that theme with a slight chance of showers, or a storm as warm, moist air remains in place.
The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: a passing shower late. Mostly cloudy. Low 68. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.
Tomorrow: times of clouds and sun with a heavy thunderstorm around; humid. Storms can bring
flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts. High 85. Winds north-northwest 6-12
mph.
Thursday: partly sunny and humid with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 85. Winds
southwest 4-8 mph.
Friday: humid; cloudy in the morning, then times of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a couple
of showers. High 81. Winds north 6-12 mph.
Saturday: partly sunny with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 81. Winds east-northeast 4-8
mph.
Sunset today will be at 8:14 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday will be at 6:27 a.m.
Moonrise today will be at 4:51 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 7:47 p.m.
Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprice Weather Station
High: 100 in 1900
Low: 47 in 2001
Precipitation: 1.79 in 1955
