HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A few showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly during the mid part of the day. A few thunderstorms could reach strong to severe levels. The National Weather Service indicates a strong to severe thunderstorm or two could produce locally damaging wind gusts this afternoon across the central Shenandoah Valley into the central Virginia piedmont.

Cooler and less humid weather is expected for Monday ahead of another threat for showers and thunderstorms the later half of the week.

The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: very warm with clouds yielding to some sun; a heavy thunderstorm this afternoon. Thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds. High 86. Winds west-northwest 4-8 mph.

Tonight: partly cloudy. Low 60. Winds north 4-8 mph.

Tomorrow: mostly sunny. High 82. Winds east-southeast 4-8 mph.

Tuesday: times of clouds and sun. High 83. Winds south 6-12 mph.

Wednesday: humid with times of clouds and sun; widely separated thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 82. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.

Thursday: very warm with times of clouds and sun; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 87. Winds west 4-8 mph

Sunset today will be at 8:37 p.m.
Sunrise Monday will be at 5:51 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 97 in 1899
Low: 38 in 1894
Precipitation: 1.90 in 2013