HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – An area of high pressure will continue to build over the Shenandoah Valley tonight, helping skies to clear. Humidity will be low and skies sunny Wednesday. Humidity will increase starting Thursday along with the chance for showers and thunderstorms from Thursday into the upcoming weekend. Another cold front will increase the chance for showers and thunderstorms, especially late Friday into Saturday.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm. High near 73. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light north wind.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

Sunset today will be at 8:43 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday will be at 5:52 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 100 in 1911
Low: 39 in 1918
Precipitation: 2.75 in 1905