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Today’s Weather: Flood Watch. Rain and thunderstorms. Heavy downpours possible

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – A growing area of low pressure, building out of the Midwest, is expected to move eastward over the next few days, increasing our chances of showers and thunderstorms. The best chance for rain will be early in the week, although there’s at least a chance for scattered showers every day.

***FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 A.M. MONDAY***

The 7-Day forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.


Sunset today will be at 8:24 p.m.
Sunrise Monday will be at 6:19 a.m.

Moonset today will be at 10:16 a.m.
Moonrise today will be at 10:23 p.m.

Historical weather data for this day at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 98 in 1917
Low: 44 in 1912
Precipitation: 2.60 in 1968

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