HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Skies will be cloudy today with temperatures reaching into the sixties. Tropical rain will overspread the area late tonight and continue through Sunday. Rainfall estimates for the Shenandoah Valley are between one and two inches. Skies should clear Monday and sunshine will return for at least the first half of next week. Our next chance for rain will be a chance for showers late next week.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Clouds with some sunshine. High near 67. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain from Tropical Rainstorm Isaias. Watch for flooding on streets and poor drainage areas. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunset today will be at 6:44 p.m.
Sunrise Sunday will be at 7:20 a.m.

Moonset today will be at 6:29 p.m.
Moonrise Sunday will be at 8:24 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 91 in 1919
Low: 21 in 1895
Precipitation: 1.76 in 1979