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Warmer temperatures and a chance for thunderstorms Thursday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – High pressure should keep skies sunny for most of the day, although there is a slight risk for a scattered thunderstorm late this afternoon into this evening. Temperatures climb into the mid 80’s today and could reach near 90 in some areas. The high moves off the coast tonight, allowing the return of more humid, moist air for Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday followed by a cooler and less humid day Friday.

The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley


Tomorrow night: partly cloudy. Low 64. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.

Thursday: very warm and humid with times of clouds and sun; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 87. Winds west 4-8 mph.

Thursday night: an evening thunderstorm. Cloudy. Low 66. Winds light and variable.

Friday: humid with times of clouds and sun. High 77. Winds northeast 3-6 mph.

Saturday: mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in parts of the area. High 76. Winds south 3-6 mph.

Sunday: partly sunny with a chance for showers and thunderstorms. High 84. Winds light and variable.

Sunset today will be at 7:32 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday will be at 6:52 a.m.

Moonrise this morning will be at 5:01 a.m.
Moonset today will 6:48 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 98 in 1900
Low: 40 in 2025
Precipitation: 2.13 in 2004

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