HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Sunny skies today will be followed by a chance for showers and thunderstorms Monday. Low pressure and an associated warm front will move from the Ohio Valley toward us, bringing warmer temperatures and a chance for storms. Showers may continue into Tuesday before skies clear mid-week. Midweek will be sunny, before another chance for rain late in the week.

Welcome to the longest day of the year
Summer officially began at 4:24 a.m. this morning. Today is the longest day, with the most daylight, of the year.

The WSVA forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light north wind.

Monday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 89. Light south wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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