HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Strong to severe storms will be possible again today, especially this afternoon. With a great deal of instability in the air, some areas could see thunderstorms with heavy downpours and gusty winds. Areas that saw heavy rain on Thursday, may have flooding issues if downpours occur in the same areas today. Saturday may be a lot like today with more showers and thunderstorms. Drier weather arrives the beginning of next week.

The WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 5am. Low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunset today will be at 8:41 p.m.
Sunrise on Saturday will be at 6:01 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 102 in 1936
Low: 45 in 1961
Precipitation: 1.50 in 1913