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Shenandoah Valley Forecast: Rain, heavy at times today

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The remnants of Isaias will bring heavy rain and windy conditions to the Shenandoah Valley today. It’s looking like we will see a steady and soaking rain today with 2-3 inches accumulation possible in some areas. Watch for standing water and flooding in small streams and low lying areas. Rain should end this evening or overnight with clearing skies Monday.

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

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%

Sunset today will be at 6:58 p.m.
Sunrise Monday will be at 7:21 a.m.

Moonset today will be at 7:26 p.m.
Moonrise Monday will be at 9:29 a.m.

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