The North Country will be dry today, but with slightly below normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. Highs are expected in the mod-40s.

Dry weather continues tonight with some increasing clouds overnight. Low temperatures are forecast to be in the lower 20s to lower 30s.

A warm front is pushing the increasing clouds into St. Lawrence County that will eventually move from southwest to northeast across our area during the afternoon Tuesday. This will increase the chances for precipitation, especially Tuesday afternoon and night, the weather service says.

A cold front will move into the region on Wednesday and make for showers and rather gusty winds behind the front late Wednesday into Wednesday night.

High pressure builds in for Thursday and dry weather will return, .but temperatures will remain well below normal.

The NWS forecast for the St. Lawrence Valley and northwestern Adirondacks:

• Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

• Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 39. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

• Wednesday: Showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers between 10pm and 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 11 to 15 mph.

• Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Friday: Snow showers likely before 11am, then rain and snow showers likely between 11am and noon, then rain showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

• Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 13 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind around 10 mph.

• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.