HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A cold front will cross the area this morning, keeping skies cloudy and the chance for a few more showers and perhaps a thunderstorm. By this afternoon, high pressure will begin to move over the Shenandoah Valley, clearing skies. Humidity will be low and skies clear through Wednesday. Humidity will increase starting Thursday along with the chance for showers and thunderstorms from Thursday into the upcoming weekend. Another cold front will increase the chance for showers and thunderstorms, especially late Friday into Saturday.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm. High near 78. Light and variable wind becoming north 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunset today will be at 8:43 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday will be at 5:52 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 100 in 1911
Low: 39 in 1918
Precipitation: 2.75 in 1905