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Partly cloudy and humid tonight. Thunderstorms in a few areas Friday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – After a dry day on Wednesday, the chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase over the next few days. The chance for showers today will be low, but will increase on Friday as a system pulls north out of the Gulf of America, increasing temperatures and humidity levels. High pressure to the north of the Shenandoah Valley will drop south and lower the risk for storms this weekend.

The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Tonight: partly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in parts of the area. Low 68. Winds north 3-6 mph.

Friday: humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; cloudy in the morning, then times of clouds and sun in the afternoon. High 81. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.

Saturday: partly sunny and humid with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 81. Winds east 3-6
mph.

Sunday: humid with times of clouds and sun; an afternoon thunderstorm in parts of the area. High 88. Winds south-southwest 6-12 mph.

Monday: clouds and sunshine. A couple showers. High 87. Winds west 2-4 mph.

Sunset today will be at 8:11 p.m.
Sunrise Friday will be at 8:29 a.m.

Moonrise today will be at 7:23 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 8:48 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 97 in 2021
Low: 44 in 1930
Precipitation: 1.84 in 1996




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