HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A cold front will continue to move south of the Shenandoah Valley today. Unfortunately, it will push rainfall from the remnants of tropical disturbance Authur off to our south. The only areas of Virginia likely to see any rain will be the southern and possibly central Virginia, although that will most likely be light rain at best.


High pressure will bring sunny skies and lower humidity to our area for the weekend. Next week may start with some soaking rain. A strong low will bring a chance for heavy rain and thunderstorms late Sunday and during the day Monday.

The WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

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

Monday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Sunset today will be at 8:42 p.m.
Sunrise on Saturday will be at 5:51 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 96 in 1905
Low: 40 in 1909
Precipitation: 1.39 in 2012