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Sunny, cooler and less humid today and Monday

Sunny, cooler and less humid today and Monday

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – High pressure over the Great Lakes will move into the the Mid Atlantic area starting today and continuing into the first of this week. It will feel a little like fall today and Monday before temperatures start to rise Tuesday. We’ll feel the return of warm temperatures and humidity midweek, with temperatures climbing back to the upper 80’s. Late in the week, a cold front will spark some showers and thunderstorms, likely Thursday, and cooler temperatures will follow from Friday into next weekend.

Here’s the WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley

Today: partly sunny and less humid. High 75. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.

Tonight: mostly cloudy; fog late. Low 56. Winds light and variable.

Monday: partly sunny and pleasant. High 78. Winds east-northeast 3-6 mph.

Tuesday: sunny to partly cloudy. High 83. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph.

Wednesday: very warm with times of clouds and sun. High 89. Winds south-southwest 6-12 mph.

Thursday: showers and thunderstorms possible. High 90. Winds west 5-8 mph.

Friday: cooler and less humid. Partly sunny. High 80. Winds northwest 3-6 mph.

Sunset today will be at 7:37 p.m.
Sunrise on Monday will be at 6:50 a.m.

Moonrise today was at 1:18 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 5:01 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 100 in 1899
Low: 36 in 1924
Precipitation: 1.75 in 2011

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