HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A heat wave is headed our way later this week. Today will be humid with a chance for a scattered thunderstorm. Temperatures in the upper 70’s today. Temperatures will rise through the 80’s to 100 by the end of the week. According to the National Weather Service, there is a significant heat risk the second half of next week.
Air temperatures of 95 to 100 combined with increasing humidity
may result in heat index values of 100 to 110 each afternoon
Wednesday through next Friday.

The WSVA AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: intervals of bright sunshine with a thunderstorm; humid. High 78. Winds north northeast 4-8 mph.

Tonight: mainly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots in the evening, then fog late and humid. Low 66. Winds north 3-6 mph.

Monday: humid with partial sunshine; a thunderstorm around in the afternoon. High 84. Winds east-southeast 4-8 mph.

Tuesday: sunny to partly cloudy and humid. High 88. Winds south 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: mostly sunny and sweltering heat. High 97. Winds south 3-6 mph.

Thursday: partly sunny and very hot. High 100. Winds light and variable.

Friday: partly sunny and extremely hot. High 102. Winds near calm.