HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler today, but when combined with the humidity, it will still feel like we’re in the mid to upper 90’s. A slow moving frontal system will move from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic today, bringing the chance for heavy, flooding rain, along with thunder and lighting today. The storm chance will continue into the first of the work week, but with temperatures about ten to fifteen degrees lower.

Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 PM for many areas east of theBlue Ridge Mountains.

Severe thunderstorms are possible, particularly between 3 PM and 9
PM, with scattered damaging winds and sporadic large hail possible.

Widely scattered instances of flash flooding are possible this
evening, mainly in urban areas.

The WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Patchy morning fog. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. High near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 85. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: 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 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Sunset today will be at 8:42 p.m.
Sunrise Monday will be at 5:57 a/m/

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 103 in 1999
Low: 47 in 1909
Precipitation: 2.00 in 1956