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Your work week forecast: Warm, humid with showers and thunderstorms possible all week

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Unstable conditions will continue over the Mid Atlantic today, with the possibility of more showers and heavy thunderstorms. Again, today the threat for flooding will exist, in areas where heavy downpours may occur. The chance for rain will decrease on Tuesday, as the system responsible for the rain will stay south of the Shenandoah Valley. Warm and humid conditions return Wednesday, along with an increased chance for showers and thunderstorms through the end of the week.

The 7-Day forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunset today 8:23 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday 6:20 a.m.

Moonset today 11:21 a.m.
Moonrise today 10:48 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 98 in 2002
Low: 40 in 1912
Precipitation: 2.03 in 2002

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