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Unseasonably warm conditions continue to prevail in North Country, forecasters say

Posted 1/21/17

Cloudy yet unseasonably mild weather will continue for the North Country this weekend, with a chance of drizzle in St. Lawrence County through Saturday night, the National Weather Service predicts. A …

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Unseasonably warm conditions continue to prevail in North Country, forecasters say

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Cloudy yet unseasonably mild weather will continue for the North Country this weekend, with a chance of drizzle in St. Lawrence County through Saturday night, the National Weather Service predicts.

A weak disturbance across the eastern Great Lakes is moving northeastward providing just a chance of a few light rain showers and patchy drizzle to the North Country today into tonight.

High temperatures today will reach into the mid-40s with light southwest winds. Saturday night, temperatures will drop to around 35 with light and variable winds, forecaster say.

Ckouds will linger Sunday and Sunday night with daytime highs in the mid-40s and overnight lows around 30. Winds will be from the northeast.

The start of the work week brings a more active period of weather to St. Lawrence County. A moisture laden system moving slowly northeastward will bring a wintry mix to the North Country, along with the potential for strong and gusty winds, with highs in the 30s on Monday and Tuesday, and overnight lows of 25 to 30 degrees.

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

 Today: A slight chance of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

 Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind.

 Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 46. Light northeast wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

 Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

 Monday: A chance of rain between 3pm and 5pm, then rain and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

 Monday Night: Rain, snow, and sleet likely before 9pm, then snow likely between 9pm and midnight, then sleet likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

 Tuesday: Rain and sleet likely before noon, then rain, snow, and sleet likely between noon and 2pm, then rain and snow likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

 Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 5pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of rain showers after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind around 9 mph.