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Warmer weather Wednesday, a chance for thunderstorms Thursday

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HARRISONBURG VA: ( Rocktown Now) Skies will stay sunny for the next few days with humidity increasing each day. Temperatures will climb to the mid and upper 80’s by mid-week, before dropping on Friday. The chance for thunderstorms will be slim this week, with Thursday the most likely day for storms. Even Thursday, they will most likely be scattered at best.

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Tonight: partly cloudy. Low 59. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.

Tomorrow: times of clouds and sun. High 86. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Tomorrow night: partly cloudy. Low 64. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.

Thursday: very warm and humid with times of clouds and sun; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. Thunderstorms can bring gusty winds and ponding on roadways. High 87. Winds west 4-8 mph.

Friday: partly sunny and humid. High 80. Winds east-northeast 3-6 mph.

Saturday: cloudy and humid. High 79. Winds light and variable.

Sunday: a chance for scattered thunderstorms. High 83. Winds near calm.

Sunset today will be at 7:34 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday will be at 6:51 a.m.

Moonrise today was at 3:47 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 6:18 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station

High: 97 in 1900
Low: 39 in 1896
Precipitation: 3.63 in 1987

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