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HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Temperatures will be rising into the 90’s starting today and continue all week, as the Shenandoah Valley joins a good portion of the east coast, in a late June heatwave. According to the National Weather Service, A prolonged period of very hot weather is expected Sunday through the middle part of next week as a large ridge of high pressure builds over the eastern United States. A risk of showers and thunderstorms returns during the middle to latter portions of the week as a frontal system approaches from the
north. A Heat Advisory is in effect across portions of the northern Shenandoah Valley, Potomac Highlands, western Maryland, and along U.S. 15 from northern Virginia into north-central Maryland from noon to 8 PM today. An Extreme Heat Watch is in effect for portions of the area from late Monday morning through Monday evening. The extended period of excessively hot and humid conditions continues through at least Wednesday. Daily heat indices in the afternoon and evening of 100 to 110 are expected, and up to 115 degrees is possible.
Here’s the WSVA exclusive AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: clear and humid. Low 67. Winds west-northwest 3-6 mph.
Tomorrow: very hot and very humid with sizzling sunshine. One of the hottest days of the year so far; stay
cool and well hydrated. High 95. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph.
Tomorrow night: partly cloudy, warm and humid. Low 72. Winds northwest 3-6 mph.
Tuesday: mostly sunny and very hot. Stay hydrated with temperatures remaining dangerously high. High
96. Winds west-northwest 4-8 mph.
Wednesday: partly sunny and hot. Unattended vehicles can become dangerously hot. High 94. Winds light
and variable.
Thursday: sunny to partly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 88. Winds
light and variable.
Sunset today 8:43 p.m.
Sunrise Monday 5:52 a.m.
Records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 96 in 1988
Low: 42 in 1898
Rainfall: 3.17 in 1951