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Your Friday Weather: Sunny and mid 80’s

Your Friday Weather:  Sunny and mid 80’s

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Dry and sunny weather will continue today into Saturday, with highs in the mid 80’s and dew points in the mid 50’s keeping the humidity in check. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will return to our forecast on Sunday and continue most of next week, thanks to an area of low pressure and a series of fronts expected to head our way.

The 7-Day forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.


Sunset today will be at 8:26 p.m.
Sunrise on Saturday will be at 6:17 a.m.

Moonset today at 8:09 a.m.
Moonrise today will be at 9:13 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

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