Walking or driving could get tricky over the next day or two as temperatures drop and rain turns to snow and ice.

The temperatures will drop fast starting tonight, and winds will be picking up.

The National Weather Service office in Burlington predicts that a mixture of rain or snow will overspread the North Country this afternoon, continuing this evening. This is confirmed by radar images that show a large swirl of precipitation moving through Pennsylvania and into New York.

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It is possible that we will get a dusting to an inch of snow, and possibly two inches, especially in the higher elevations in the south of St. Lawrence County and elsewhere in the Adirondacks. It is possible that in some spots, there will be freezing rain, the NWS says.

Temperatures will begin falling from the 40s today to the mid-20s tonight, and continuing to fall during the day tomorrow to where it could be in the single digits by sunset Wednesday and in the minus range Wednesday night.

Precipitation will continue in various forms, freezing in the air and on the ground as it gets colder, perhaps gathering into another couple of inches on Wednesday. Winds will increase to 10 to 20 mph from the northwest, with some gusts, driving wind chills to between minus 5 and minus 20 Wednesday night.

Skies will clear Wednesday night and remain clear Thursday, bringing sunny skies and highs in the 20s.

The New Year’s weekend outlook is for cloudy skies and a middling chance of snow.

For up-to-date forecasts for your community, visit the NorthCountryNow.com Weather Page.

As of this afternoon, the National Weather Service forecast:

Tonight: Rain before 2am, then occasional rain and snow showers between 2am and 4am, then occasional snow showers after 4am. Low around 23. Calm wind becoming west between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: Occasional snow showers, mainly before 5pm. Temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind between 6 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Southwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

New Year's Day: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 24.