HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Shenandoah Valley will see a comfortable start to the workweek before temperatures climb into the 90s by midweek. Residents should prepare for hot afternoons Wednesday through Friday, with scattered thunderstorms possible later in the week.

According to the National Weather Service, today brings only a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms before drier weather settles in Tuesday. Heat builds rapidly Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures reaching the 90s. By Friday and Saturday, scattered afternoon thunderstorms return, bringing the potential for locally heavy rain and gusty winds.

The WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunset today: 8:41 p.m.
Tuesday sunrise: 6:01 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 99 in 1966
Low: 48 in 1974
Precipitation: 1.50 in 1946