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Showers and thunderstorms could bring measurable rain overnight today. Drier weather for Sunday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The chance for showers and thunderstorms will continue today, along with cloudy skies. The best chance for rain, especially measurable rain, will be later tonight, when the heaviest rain may occur. Things will dry out Sunday with a cold front moving into the valley. Don’t expect a drop in temperatures or humidity.

Here’s the local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Tonight: periods of rain and a thunderstorm; fog late and humid. Low 67. Winds light and variable.

Sunday: times of clouds and sun with a thunderstorm in parts of the area; humid. High 83. Winds west 3-6 mph.

Sunday night: increasing clouds. Low 65. Winds light and variable.

Monday: a shower in spots early in the morning; otherwise, times of clouds and sun. High 79. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.

Tuesday: sunny and pleasant. High 76. Winds southeast 3-6 mph.

Wednesday: sunny skies. A scattered thunderstorm possible. Hight 81. Winds south 3-6 mph.

Sunset today will be at 7:28 p.m.
Sunrise Sunday will be at 6:55 a.m.

Moonrise today will be at 8:29 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 8:02 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 99 in 1925
Low: 35 in 1917
Precipitation: 2.15 in 1971

Tags: Harrisonburg, rain, shenandoah valley, thunderstorms, VA, weather

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