HARRISONBURG VA:  (ROCKTOWN NOW) – An area of high pressure, moving from the Midwest, will stay over the valley for the next several days, bringing sunshine and starry nights into next week.  Temperatures will be moderating as the weekend continues, with highs back in the 70’s by Monday.

A good time for star gazing!
The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visiable for a little while longer, but according to SPACE.COM, you won’t want to wait much longer to check it out.  Remember, if you don’t catch it this time, you’ll need to wait 80-thousand years to see it again.  Learn more HERE.While the Full Moon was officially on Thursday morning, there will still be plenty of the Hunters Moon to take in tonight as well.

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast

Today:  plenty of sunshine. High 66. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.
Tonight: clear. Low 38. Winds north-northwest 4-8 mph.
Saturday: plenty of sun. Great weather for viewing fall foliage. High 69. Winds north-northeast 3-6 mph.
Saturday night:  clear. Low 38. Winds light from the northwest.
Sunday: nice with plenty of sun. High 74. Winds light and variable.
Monday: sunny and nice. High 74. Winds light and variable.

Sunset/Sunrise
Sunset tonight 6:32 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday 7:29 a.m.

Record highs and lows on this date at Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High 86 in 1938
Low 24 in 1916