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Rainy and warm Saturday to give way to snowy and cold Sunday in St. Lawrence County, forecasters say

Posted 3/21/15

St. Lawrence County is looking at a rainy and warm Saturday giving way to a snowy and cold Sunday. Temperatures are expected to rise gradually through the week, according to the National Weather …

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Rainy and warm Saturday to give way to snowy and cold Sunday in St. Lawrence County, forecasters say

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St. Lawrence County is looking at a rainy and warm Saturday giving way to a snowy and cold Sunday. Temperatures are expected to rise gradually through the week, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday is predicted to come with temperatures getting as high as 41 degrees in Canton and Massena with a 90 percent chance of rain in all communities. Ogdensburg, Gouverneur, Potsdam and Star Lake could see snow.

Saturday night is expected to get down to around 6 degrees in all areas with a 60 percent chance of snow in Canton, Gouverneur and Potsdam. Massena and Ogdensburg are looking at 30 percent odds. Higher elevations are looking at 1 degree temperatures and 80 percent odds of snow.

Sunday is forecast to be breezy with temperatures around 16 degrees. Nighttime hours are predicted to be cold, around 2 degrees, with clearing skies.

Monday is predicted to bring some clouds and temperatures in the mid-teens, dropping to around 10 degrees at night.

The detailed forecast for Potsdam:

Today

Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after noon. High near 39. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight - Rain and snow showers likely before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers between 8 and 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday - Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -12. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph.

Sunday night - Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday - Increasing clouds, with a high near 17. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday night - Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Wednesday - A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday night - Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday - A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Thursday night - A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday - Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 8 mph.