News

Clouds tonight, showers possible again tomorrow

Photo: Metro Services


HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Warm and humid air will continue to lead to afternoon and evening thunderstorms today. While the chance for storms remains high, the chances will decrease as the week progresses. Today brings partly sunny skies with a growing chance of showers and thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening, followed by patchy fog overnight as moisture lingers. The National Weather Service says scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and isolated instances of flash flooding are possible this afternoon and evening.

Wednesday stays partly sunny and humid, with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms after early‑morning fog. Thursday trends mostly sunny but still carries a slight chance of a late‑day storm. By Friday, conditions turn more unsettled again with a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, and Saturday continues that theme with a slight chance of showers, or a storm as warm, moist air remains in place.

The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley


Tonight: a passing shower late. Mostly cloudy. Low 68. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.

Tomorrow: times of clouds and sun with a heavy thunderstorm around; humid. Storms can bring
flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts. High 85. Winds north-northwest 6-12
mph.

Thursday: partly sunny and humid with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 85. Winds
southwest 4-8 mph.

Friday: humid; cloudy in the morning, then times of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a couple
of showers. High 81. Winds north 6-12 mph.

Saturday: partly sunny with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 81. Winds east-northeast 4-8
mph.

Sunset today will be at 8:14 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday will be at 6:27 a.m.

Moonrise today will be at 4:51 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 7:47 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprice Weather Station
High: 100 in 1900
Low: 47 in 2001
Precipitation: 1.79 in 1955

News

16 hours ago in Entertainment

Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ opens with $15.5 million, ‘Spider-Man’ stays No. 1 for fifth weekend

Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned "Coyote vs. Acme," the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.

16 hours ago in Sports

Scottie Scheffler captures another FedEx Cup and moves past Tiger Woods in PGA Tour career earnings

Scottie Scheffler's second FedEx Cup title, and his 22nd victory on the PGA Tour during this astonishing five-year run, was different from all the others, even if it looked all too familiar. Scheffler celebrated with a beer.

16 hours ago in Sports

Novak Djokovic out in US Open 1st round for the first time. Pegula, Medvedev, Kostyuk among winners

The U.S. Open's Sunday start gives some players a chance to get a nice head start. For Novak Djokovic, it turned into a stunning head start back to the airport.

16 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest’ to celebrate her legacy

Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027.

16 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Closing arguments to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the killing of Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.

16 hours ago in Sports

Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing for Argentina

Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday after two decades representing Argentina. "It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come," the 39-year-old Messi said on his Instagram account.