HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Accumulating snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain, making for treacherous driving and walking conditions tonight and for a good part of Monday.  Snow will overspread the area from south to north, arriving in the central valley between 4 and 8 p.m.  Warm air at higher levels in the atmosphere are expected to change what’s falling in some areas to a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain.  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 6 p.m. this evening through early Tuesday morning.   If we see the precipitation mix, it will cut down on the total snowfall numbers, if it doesn’t, we could see 5 to 8 inches of snow, with even higher amounts in the mountains.

What falls will stick around
With high temperatures Monday only in the mid to upper 20’s and lows this week dropping into the single digits, what falls will stay with us for the week ahead.  Daytime highs this week will be lucky to reach freezing and overnight lows will drop to the single digits.

 

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast
Tonight: 2-4 inches of snow becoming mixed with, then changing to sleet and freezing rain. Travel will be
extremely difficult and dangerous. Low 24. Winds southeast 4-8 mph.
Tomorrow: cold with snow, sleet and freezing rain, mainly early, accumulating 1-3 inches. Travel will be
extremely difficult and dangerous. High 28. Winds northeast 4-8 mph.
Tomorrow night: a little snow in the evening with little or no accumulation; otherwise, breezy and colder
with low clouds; storm total snowfall 1-3 inches. Travel will remain difficult; exercise caution when
shoveling. Low 10. Winds north-northwest 12-25 mph..
Tuesday: cold with clouds and sun. High 30. Winds northwest 6-12 mph.
Tuesday night: mostly cloudy. Low 7.
Wednesday: cold with times of clouds and sun. High 29. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.
Wednesday night: partly cloudy. Low8.
Thursday:  sunny and cold. High 23. Winds light and variable.
Thursday night:  mostly clear. Low 7.
Friday:  mostly cloudy and cold. High 29.
Friday night: snow possible. Low 23.
Saturday: milder with cloudy skies. High 36.  Winds west-northwest 3-6 mph.

Sunset today 5:09 p.m.
Sunrise Monday 7:33 a.m.

Records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High 70 in 2004
Low -6 in 1919
Precipitation 0.87 in 1949
Snowfall 5.0 in 1980