Spring is here but the temperature turns wintry tonight with lows reaching into the mid teens, even into the single digits at higher elevations.

With gusty winds and dry conditions, the national Weather Service has posted a Fire Weather Watch for Tuesday in the North Country. The watch is issued as humidity continues to drop and will fall to what the NWS calls 'critical levels' tomorrow morning through tomorrow night. That increases the chance that if a grass, brush or forest fire should ignite, it will be harder to contain than if conditions were wetter.

The dry air and gusty winds combine with the lack of snow on the ground to make combustion of the dry fuel relatively easy. The state ban on outdoor burning continues.

High pressure will keep skies clear for the rest of today, tonight and tomorrow, but by Wednesday morning there is a chance of scattered rain or snow showers.

The chance of precip increases to about 50 percent Wednesday night and persists Thursday morning.

By the weekend, clear skies are expected to dominate, with highs in the 40s and 50s and lows in the 20s.

There are lots of things to check out on our weather page, including forecasts around the region.

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

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 13. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39. North wind between 5 and 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming east between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind between 6 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind at 6 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers between 10am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.