There are no weather warnings posted for the North Country, as just light snow and flurries are predicted before Friday night, when snow showers are only expected to fall for a short time, according to the National Weather Service. As usual, the mountains have the best chance for precipitation.

Cloudy skies all night tonight are expected to keep temperatures from falling lower than about 27 to 30 degrees, with a chance of snow accumulation less than half an inch.

Friday, if anyplace will see a concentration of precipitation, it will be over the higher terrain and from a lake effect snow band across the southern portions of St. Lawrence County, and even then, it is still expected to be light, the NWS predicts. Highs New Year’s Day will reach into the mid 30s.

Friday night, more light snow is predicted, but not more than half an inch, NWS says, with lows dropping to around 20.

Saturday there is a chance of perhaps an inch of snow, with highs of 30 to 35 degrees.

Any snow showers are expected to taper off Saturday night with lows around 23. Sunday, skies will remain cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers and highs in the mid 20s.

The weather service says a strong high pressure system will build in late Sunday night into Monday and bring the coldest air of the season into the North Country with highs on Monday only in the single digits and teens.

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

• This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of light snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

• New Year's Day: A chance of flurries. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

• Friday Night: A chance of snow showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

• Saturday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

• Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind around 6 mph.

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. North wind around 6 mph.

• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Light northwest wind.

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.