HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A slow moving system will keep the risk for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast day. There is a slight risk for severe weather and flash flooding today, although the best chance will be north and east of the Shenandoah Valley. A cold front is expected to slide south, into the Mid Atlantic, on Tuesday and stick around through most of the week. That means a daily chance for showers and thunderstorms.

FLOOD WATCH IN AFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT






The WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then isolated showers between 3am and 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.





Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 82. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.





Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a slight chance of showers between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.





Wednesday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 80. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.





Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.





Thursday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.





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





Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.





Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.





Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.





Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.





Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.





Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.





Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.





Sunset today will be at 8:42 p.m.
Sunrise on Tuesday will be at 5:58 a.m.





Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 105 in 1999
Low: 44 in 1979
Precipitation: 2.15 in 1955