A hazardous weather outlook for the St. Lawrence Valley and the North Country is warning of snow squalls and high winds Thursday night.

The National Weather Service office in Burlington says that a cold front approaching the region is bringing light snow showers today, and it will move through the North Country Thursday night, accompanied by more snow showers or snow squalls and northwest winds that could gust to 35 mph, bringing wind-chill temperatures down. An inch or two of snow could fall in a relatively short time, the NWS says.

The gusty winds could kick up the snow causing reduced visibility for drivers, perhaps even producing whiteout conditions..

For the rest of today, snow showers are expected to abate before possibly picking up again tonight before skies clear. Lows will be in the mid-teens, and a west wind will increase to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to about 25 mph.

Tomorrow it will be warm enough – nearing 40 degrees -- that the predicted precipitation could start as rain in the afternoon before the cold front drops temps to the single digits tomorrow night.

The weekend outlook: chance of snow and freezing rain.

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

This Afternoon: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -3. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of sprinkles, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.