HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Temperatures will climb back to the mid 80’s today, with low humidity. A low pressure system brings warmer and more humid weather starting Sunday and continuing most of next week. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will also increase, especially for the first of the week. It’s looking more and more like we could see heavy rain, perhaps a half inch or more, on Sunday. Combined rainfall totals from Sunday into Monday may approach an inch.
The 7-Day forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 79. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunset today will be at 8:25 p.m.
Sunrise Sunday will be at 6:18 a.m.
Moonset today 7:07 a.m.
Moonrise today 10:14 p.m.
Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 101 in 1917
Low: 43 in 1914
Precipitation: 1.32 in 1925
