HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A denser plume of smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada will reduce visibility today and may lead to unhealthy air quality in parts of the Shenandoah Valley. Hot and humid conditions will continue with a chance for thunderstorms. It’s looking like we may see multiple rounds of thunderstorms on Saturday, which could lead to heavy downpours and flash flooding issues. The chance for thunderstorms will continue, along with humid weather, into Monday. High pressure will arrive on Tuesday and we should see some sunshine and lower humidity as we head toward the middle of next week.

AIR QUAILITY ALERT TODAY!

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: hazy sunshine with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Wildfire smoke will create unhealthy air quality and poor visibility at times. High 89. Winds east-southeast 3-6 mph.

Tonight: becoming partly cloudy with widely separated thunderstorms; humid. Low 71. Winds light and variable.

Saturday: humid with considerable cloudiness; an afternoon thunderstorm in the area. Storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts. High 85. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.

Sunday: times of sun and clouds with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; humid. High 84. Winds north-northwest becoming north-northeast 3-6 mph.

Monday: sunny to partly cloudy with a thunderstorm possible in the afternoon. High 86. Winds east 3-6 mph.

Tuesday: partly sunny with a couple of thunderstorms. High 86. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Sunset today will be at 8:37 p.m.
Sunrise on Saturday will be at 6:06 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 101 in 1977
Low: 72 in 2020
Precipitation: 1.32 in 1947