HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A cold front is expected to stall over the Shenandoah Valley and stick around into at least the middle of the week. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will continue through the end of the week. As this front moves back and forth, where it lands will help determine where the best chance for heavy rain and thunderstorms will be. Another cold front will increase the chance for showers and thunderstorms for Friday into Saturday. Ahead of the second front, heat and humidity are expected to return on Thursday.

FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 P.M. THROUGH THIS EVENING

The WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Patchy fog before 10 a.m. showers and thunderstorms possible with the best chance from around 2 p.m. on. High near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: 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 81. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunset today will be at 8:42 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday will be at 5:59 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 103 in 1999
Low: 47 in 1913
Precipitation: 2.10 in 1911