HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A cold front will move through the Shenandoah Valley today, giving us a chance for some thunderstorms over the area.  The biggest threat from these storms will most likely be wind and hail.  Measurable rainfall would be nice, but not very likely.  Sunshine and lower temperatures return for Sunday as an area of high pressure settles in.  The high is expected to stay with us into the middle of next week.

Here’s the WSVA exclusive AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: humid with periods of clouds and sunshine; a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds. High 83. Winds west 6-12 mph.

Tonight: cloudy most of the time with a couple of showers. Low 60. Winds north-northeast 4-8
mph.

Sunday: less humid; mostly cloudy in the morning followed by clouds giving way to some sun. High 74. Winds north 4-8 mph.

Monday: mostly sunny and nice. High 71. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.

Tuesday: mostly sunny and pleasant. High 73. Winds east-northeast 3-6 mph.

Sunset this evening will be at 7:37 p.m.
Sunrise on Sunday will be at 6;50 a.m.

Weather records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 100 in 1899
Low: 36 in 1924
Rainfall: 1.75 in 2011