HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The likelihood of severe thunderstorms will grow today as rising temperatures combine with increasing humidity. These storms, which could bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall, may persist through Saturday before drier conditions return.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 82. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Sunset today will be at 8:41 p.m.
Sunrise on Friday will be at 6:00 a.m.