HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) –  Sunny, clear skies and low humidity are expected to be with us into Tuesday.  After that, the heat and humidity will increase, with the approach of a frontal system headed out way from the west.  While temperatures will most likely top out in the mid to upper 80’s, the humidity will make it feel like the mid and upper 90’s from Wednesday through the end of the week. The chance of a tropical storm forming in the Atlantic is very good, with a system becoming more and more organized near the Cabo Verde Islands. Current guideance from the National Hurricane Center has this storm headed towards the United States.

Here’s the WSVA exclusive AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: mainly clear. Low 65. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.
Tuesday: mostly sunny and humid. High 87. Winds south-southeast 4-8 mph.
Wednesday: humid with a thunderstorm in parts of the area; sunny to partly cloudy in the morning
followed by clouds and breaks of sun in the afternoon. High 84. Winds west-northwest becoming west 3-6
mph.
Thursday: mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in spots. High 86. Winds light and variable.
Friday: clouds and sunshine. A thunderstorm is possible in parts of the valley. High 87. Winds light and variable.

Sunset this evening: 8:14 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday: 6:27 a.m.

Records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 100 in 1900
Low: 47 in 2001
Rainfall: 1.79 in 1955