HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The likelihood of severe thunderstorms will grow today as rising temperatures combine with increasing humidity. These storms, which could bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall, may persist through Saturday before drier conditions return.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 81. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Sunset today will be at 8:41 p.m.
Sunrise on Friday will be at 6:00 a.m.