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Cloudy tonight, showers return to the forecast Thursday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Clouds will increase as a cold front moves over the Shenandoah Valley tonight, bringing the return of showers and a few thunderstorms Thursday. A stalled frontal boundary will move north and help increase the chance for rain as the day continues. While showers will be possible in the morning, the best chance for rain will be from around 2 p.m. into the evening hours. The chance for showers and thunderstorms continues into the weekend.

The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Tonight: mostly cloudy and humid. Low 65. Winds north-northwest 3-6 mph.

Tomorrow: times of clouds and sun with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm; humid.
Storms can bring flash flooding and damaging winds. High 82. Winds west-northwest 4-8 mph.

Tomorrow night: mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots in the evening, then fog late and
humid. Low 64. Winds north 4-8 mph.

Friday: cloudy and humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 76. Winds east
northeast 4-8 mph.

Saturday: humid with a thunderstorm; cloudy in the morning, then times of clouds and sun in the
afternoon. High 82. Winds light and variable.

Sunday: partly sunny with a thunderstorm. High 81. Winds west-northwest 4-6 mph.

Sunset today will be at 8:03 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday will be at 6:34 a.m.

Moonrise will be at 1:59 p.m.
Moonset will be at 11:30 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 100 in 1914
Low: 44 in 1915
Precipitation: 1.04 in 1973

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