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Clearing skies tonight, a scattered thunderstorm Saturday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Warm and humid conditions could lead to more showers and thunderstorms today. There is a slight risk some storms today may reach severe levels with hail and damaging winds possible. The best chance for severe storms forming will be north of the Shenandoah Valley. Drier conditions will arrive with the Labor Day weekend, as high pressure drops south, out of the Great Lakes, this weekend into next week.

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

Tonight: partly cloudy and warm; fog late. Low 68. Winds west 3-6 mph.

Tomorrow: mostly cloudy and not as hot but humid with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 83. Winds north-northwest 4-8 mph.

Tomorrow night: mostly cloudy and humid with occasional rain and a thunderstorm in the evening followed by a shower in spots late. Low 63. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.

Sunday: partly sunny and less humid. High 77. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.

Monday: partly sunny and pleasant. High 78. Winds light and variable.

Tuesday: sunny to partly cloudy. High 83. Winds south 3-6 mph.

Sunset today will be at 7:40 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday will be at 6:48 a.m.

Moonset today will be at 3:06 p.m.
Moonrise Saturday will be at 12:11 a.m.


Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 97 in 1925
Low: 40 in 1916
Precipitation: 1.50 in 1935

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