HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Winds will shift to the south today, helping temperatures to rise into the 70s. The warmest day this week will be Thursday. A cold front will bring a few clouds and slightly cooler temperatures for Friday into the weekend. The next chance of rain will be Sunday into the first of next week, when Gulf moisture from a tropical disturbance should reach the Shenandoah Valley and Mid Atlantic. The exact track of the rain is still unclear.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Today: Sunny, with a high around 75. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high around 79. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 40s.

Friday: Sunny, with a high around 72.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-40s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high around 70.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 40s.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a 50% chance of showers and a high in the mid-60s.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a 50% chance of showers and a low in the lower 50s.

Sunset today will be at 6:48 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday will be at 7:17 a.m.

Moonset today will be at 5:16 p.m.
Moonrise Thursday will be at 5:06 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 94 in 1941
Low: 25 in 1917
Precipitation: 1.36 in 1965