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Today’s forecast: Cloudy skies tonight

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Sunny days and clear nights will continue today into Saturday, thanks to an area of high pressure building over the Shenandoah Valley. Low humidity will continue into Saturday. Warmer weather returns Sunday into next week, along with a chance for showers.

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

Tonight: rather cloudy. Low 64. Winds southeast 3-6 mph.

Tomorrow: intervals of clouds and sunshine with a shower in spots in the afternoon. High 74. Winds east 3-6 mph.

Sunday: partly sunny and more humid with an afternoon and evening thunderstorm in spots. High 80. Winds east 3-6 mph.

Monday: clouds and sun with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 82. Winds northwest 4-8
mph.

Tuesday: mostly cloudy and humid with a heavy thunderstorm. Thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts. High 88. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.

Sunset today will be at 8:31 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday will be at 6:12 a.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 98 in 1965
Low: 48 in 1947
Precipitation: 2.35 in 1978

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