HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A cold front will move through the Shenandoah Valley early today, followed by high pressure.  Skies will be sunny today and Wednesday and clear tonight, allowing temperatures to drop to below freezing early Wednesday.  If you have any plants in bloom or new plants that you may have left outside, you’ll want to move them inside or take steps to protect them from the cold.  Temperatures will begin to warm and there will be a chance of rain Thursday and Friday, as a frontal system will be lifting north and helping temperatures climb up into the 50’s during the day and upper 30’s and 40’s at night.

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: clear and cold. Low 25. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph.
Tomorrow: warmer with plenty of sun. High 53. Winds south-southwest 6-12 mph.
Tomorrow night: overcast with occasional rain late. Low 39. Winds south-southeast 4-8 mph.
Thursday: breezy and cool with periods of rain. High 51. Winds south-southeast 10-20 mph.
Friday: periods of rain. High 53. Winds north-northeast 7-14 mph.
Saturday: occasional morning rain and drizzle; otherwise, remaining cloudy and cool. High 51. Winds north
8-16 mph.

Sunset today will be at 7:45 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday will be at 6:47 a.m.

Records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High:  92 in 1893
Low: 19 in 1972
Precipitation:  1.12 in 1940
Snowfall: 6.0″ in 1916