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Clear starry skies tonight, Sunny and warm Friday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The Shenandoah Valley will end the week with above average temperatures and clouds and sunshine through tomorrow. A cold front is expected to arrive late tomorrow night into Saturday, cooling temperatures for Halloween. Clouds will increase Saturday, but it’s not looking like we’ll see any rain with this front. A low pressure system will arrive Sunday, bringing a chance for rain overnight into Monday. The low, and a chance for showers, will linger into Monday and perhaps Tuesday.

The local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Dense fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. Light south wind.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunset today will be at 6:19 p.m.
Sunrise Friday will be at 7:39 a.m.

Moonset today will be at 11:53 a.m.
Moonrise today will be at 9:01 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 83 in 2023
Low: 20 in 1895
Precipitation: 1.92 in 1973

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