HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) -Comfortable conditions will continue today and Tuesday as high pressure settles over the region, keeping humidity low and temperatures generally in the 70s to lower 80s during the day, with overnight lows in the 50s and 60s.
By midweek, winds will shift to the south, allowing warmer and more humid air to return to the Valley. Temperatures will gradually climb back to seasonal late-August levels, with highs reaching the 80s and some locations nearing 90 degrees by Thursday. An approaching cold front late in the week will bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms, ending the stretch of dry weather and ushering in a more unsettled pattern heading into next weekend.
The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Tonight: mainly clear. Low 52. Winds northwest 3-6 mph.
Tomorrow: sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant. High 79. Winds northeast 3-6 mph.
Tomorrow night: mainly clear. Low 57. Winds light and variable.
Wednesday: partly sunny with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 83. Winds south 4-8 mph.
Thursday: times of clouds and sun with a couple of heavy thunderstorms; humid. Any downpour can cause temporary flooding on roadways and in poor drainage areas. High 81. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.
Friday: humid with variable cloudiness; an afternoon and evening thunderstorm in spots. High 83. Winds light and variable.
Sunset today will be at 7:57 p.m.
Sunrise on Tuesday will be at 6:38 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 2:48 a.m.
Moonrise today will be at 6:15 p.m.
Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 99 in 2002
Low: 44 in 1952
Precipitation: 2.00 in 1967
