HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – After Monday’s mix of snow, rain and sleet, today should be about twenty degrees milder with periods of rain. Today will bring light rainfall, with just a couple tenths of an inch of rain expected. Temperatures will continue to climb as the week progresses, heading for the 70’s by Thursday and approaching 80 degrees for Friday and Saturday. Our only other chance for rain this week will be Thursday, when we may see showers and a chance for a thunderstorm.

Here’s the WSVA exclusive AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Today: cloudy with occasional rain. High 49. Winds south-southwest 7-14 mph.

Tonight: mostly cloudy. Low 42. Winds south-southwest 6-12 mph.

Tomorrow: cloudy and not as cool. High 59. Winds south 4-8 mph.

Tomorrow night: cloudy. Low 49. Winds south 3-6 mph.

Thursday: warmer; cloudy in the morning, then times of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a thunderstorm around. High 75. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.

Friday: mostly cloudy and very warm. High 78. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Saturday: partly sunny. High 79. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Sunset today will be at 6:10 p.m.
Sunrise on Wednesday will be at 6:43 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 77 in 1923
Low: 47 in 1992
Precipitation: 1.72 in 1994
Snowfall: 11.5 in 1994