HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A cold front will pass through the Shenandoah Valley today, bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight.  High pressure will bring a return of dry weather for Mother’s Day weekend. An area of low pressure will move from the Mississippi Valley toward our area the first of next week, increasing our chance for som rain Monday and Tuesday.

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Overnight: periods of rain. Low 56. Winds north 3-6 mph.
Friday: cloudy and cooler with periods of rain in the morning followed by a brief shower or two in the
afternoon. High 65. Winds north 6-12 mph.
Friday night: colder with a moonlit sky. Low 39. Winds north-northwest 4-8 mph.
Saturday: partly sunny and pleasant. A beautiful start to the weekend. High 70. Winds north-northwest 6
-12 mph.
Sunday: pleasant with times of clouds and sun. High 75. Winds light and variable.
Monday: mainly cloudy and not as warm. High 67. Winds south-southeast 4-8 mph.

Sunset today 8:14 p.m.
Sunrise Friday 6:09 a.m.

Records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 91 in 1936
Low: 29 in 1974
Rainfall: 3.39 in 1960
Snow: Trace in 1953