Chance of showers today, then sunny Tuesday

The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 to 54 percent chance of rain showers across the North Country today, mainly between 8am and 5pm, with new rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Highs will reach 54 to 61 degrees depending on location. Tonight will be mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows around 25 to 32 degrees.

Today

The National Weather Service forecast for Watertown today: Patchy fog before 10am, then a chance of rain showers between 10am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

- Watertown: Chance rain showers, high 59, 35 percent chance of precipitation

- Fort Drum: Chance rain showers, high 59, 39 percent chance of precipitation

- Carthage: Chance rain showers, high 59, 34 percent chance of precipitation

- Alexandria Bay: Chance rain showers, high 58, 49 percent chance of precipitation

- Ogdensburg: Chance rain showers, high 57, 48 percent chance of precipitation

- Gouverneur: Chance rain showers, high 57, 45 percent chance of precipitation

- Canton: Chance rain showers, high 56, 52 percent chance of precipitation

- Potsdam: Chance rain showers, high 56, 54 percent chance of precipitation

- Massena: Chance rain showers, high 56, 52 percent chance of precipitation

- Lowville: Patchy fog then chance rain showers, high 61, 27 percent chance of precipitation

- Malone: Chance rain showers, high 54, 53 percent chance of precipitation

- Oswego: Partly sunny, high 60

Tonight

Tonight in Watertown: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

- Watertown: Patchy fog, low 30

- Fort Drum: Partly cloudy, low 28

- Carthage: Patchy fog, low 25

- Alexandria Bay: Mostly clear, low 30

- Ogdensburg: Mostly clear, low 31

- Gouverneur: Mostly clear, low 25

- Canton: Mostly clear, low 26

- Potsdam: Mostly clear, low 26

- Massena: Mostly clear, low 27

- Lowville: Patchy fog, low 26

- Malone: Mostly clear, low 28

- Oswego: Partly cloudy, low 32, gusts as high as 21 mph

Tomorrow outlook: Tuesday

Tuesday in Watertown: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

- Watertown: Patchy fog then sunny, high 48

- Fort Drum: Sunny, high 48

- Carthage: Patchy fog then sunny, high 48

- Alexandria Bay: Sunny, high 47

- Ogdensburg: Sunny, high 47

- Gouverneur: Sunny, high 47

- Canton: Sunny, high 46

- Potsdam: Sunny, high 46

- Massena: Sunny, high 46

- Lowville: Patchy fog then sunny, high 50

- Malone: Sunny, high 44

- Oswego: Sunny, high 48

What it means for your day

- Commute: Morning commute: patchy fog around 7am with a temperature of 47 degrees and only a 3 percent chance of rain. Evening commute: 56 degrees at 3pm with an 18 percent chance of slight rain showers.

- At the bus stop: School bus stops at 7am will see patchy fog and 47 degrees with minimal rain chances. At 3pm pickup, expect 56 degrees and a slight chance of rain showers.

- Fort Drum: Fort Drum will see a 39 to 40 percent chance of rain showers between 10am and 5pm today, with a high near 59 degrees falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 28 degrees. Tuesday will be sunny with a high near 48 degrees.

- On the farm: Today brings a 27 to 54 percent chance of rain showers with less than a tenth of an inch of new rainfall possible. Overnight lows will range from 25 to 31 degrees. Frost is possible in inland areas. Tuesday will be sunny with highs near 46 to 50 degrees.

Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued 4:18 AM. Town-by-town conditions and live alerts are on the North Country Weather page.