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Sunny skies today and Friday will yield to clouds, rain this weekend, forecasters say

Posted 6/21/18

A cold front dropping southward out of Canada this morning started our day with a mix of sun and clouds, but high pressure building in from the north quickly turned skies mostly sunny. High pressure …

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Sunny skies today and Friday will yield to clouds, rain this weekend, forecasters say

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A cold front dropping southward out of Canada this morning started our day with a mix of sun and clouds, but high pressure building in from the north quickly turned skies mostly sunny.

High pressure will dominate the North Country through Friday before unsettled conditions return for the weekend with periods of rain likely from Saturday afternoon through Sunday night, the National Weather Service predicts.

High temps today are expected to be around 70 degrees.

Things will cool off tonight under clear skies, with lows dropping below 50.

It will be sunny again Friday and warmer, with highs around 80, forecasters say.

Clouds begin moving in Friday night with lows around 60 degrees.

Showers are expected Saturday, Saturday night, and into Sunday.

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

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph.

• Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind.

• Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

• Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

• Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

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