HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Alright, for the record, it won’t be “hotter than a firecracker” today. A firecracker burns at around 1200 degrees! I just couldn’t resist writing the headline on the 4th of July. So, I guess, heres some good news, it won’t be as hot as a firecracker today! Enough nonsense. Unfortunately, it’s going to be another extremely hot day. The National Weather Service has issued Heat Advisories for the Shenandoah Valley and an Extreme Heat Advisory east of the Blue Ridge.

The WSVA forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Sunset today will be at 8:42 p.m.
Sunrise Sunday will be at 5:57 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 99 in 1919
Low: 44 in 1933
Precipitation: 2.27 in 1914