A woman in Hammond said last night's powerful winds surprised her by tossing her 200-pound snowblower 50 feet through her yard. Christine Adams guessed the gusts had to be over 55 mph to do that.

The winds have died down now, and temperatures are continuing to drop today as the cold front -- along with its strong winds -- made its way through the North Country.

No major damage was reported by Tuesday night's strong and gusty winds. Some trees and limbs did fall and there were spotty power outages, but no large-scale outages were reported.

The National Weather Service says that high pressure will settle in tonight from the west, with calmer conditions, mainly clear skies and very cold temperatures, down to about zero tonight. An “Alberta Clipper” will bring light snow late Thursday afternoon through Thursday night with small snow accumulations expected across the region. Highs Thursday are expected to be in the mid-20s, and back into the single digits that night.

The clipper system departs Friday with temperatures remaining seasonably cold with highs only in the teens.

Friday night and Saturday, the NWS predicts a 30 to 40 percent chance of snow, with clouds continuing in our skies Saturday night, with lows both nights around 5 degrees and highs Saturday around 22.

Sunday is expected to be mostly sunny with temps into the mid-20s, ten down to about 17 Sunday night with clouds, before warming on Monday, up to about 37 degrees, with a chance of snow.

The National Weather Service forecast:

This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow showers before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast.

Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -13. South wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 15 and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -4. South wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south.

Friday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.