Wet and windy conditions will dominate North Country weather at least through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Today's rain is expected to taper off this afternoon after rainfall of up to a quarter of an inch. It will be breezy with gusts of nearly 30 mph, and the high in the 50s.

Rain and showers will continue tonight, along with strong wind gusts and lows in the 40s, the NWS predicts.

Friday will see more showers and even stronger wind gusts, getting closer to 40 mph, with high temps not reaching 50 degrees, the Weather Service says.

Winds will ease somewhat Friday night, but low temperatures in the low 30s could bring with them some snowflakes to mix in with the continuing rain.

As it stands now, the NWS says there could be snow showers Saturday and it will still be a bit windy, with breezes up to about 15 mph.

Winds will diminish and skies will clear somewhat Saturday night, the forecast says.

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

• This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 59. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Friday: Showers. High near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Friday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Low around 31. West wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

• Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West wind around 14 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind around 6 mph.

• Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind around 11 mph.