Mild Wednesday, warmer Thursday with slight rain chance
Wednesday stays mostly cloudy and mild in the upper 50s to low 60s. Thursday warms to the upper 60s and low 70s with sun and a slight chance of rain showers after 4 or 5 p.m.
By the ClickNNY Weather Desk
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Wednesday will be mostly cloudy across the North Country with highs near 60 in Watertown and Fort Drum, closer to 50 in Massena and Malone. Thursday turns warmer and sunnier with highs near 70, though a slight chance of rain showers moves in after 4 or 5 p.m. in parts of the region.
Today
The National Weather Service forecast for Watertown today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
- Watertown: Mostly cloudy, high 60
- Fort Drum: Mostly cloudy, high 58
- Carthage: Mostly cloudy, high 59
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly cloudy, high 55
- Ogdensburg: Mostly cloudy, high 52
- Gouverneur: Mostly cloudy, high 56
- Canton: Mostly cloudy, high 53
- Potsdam: Mostly cloudy, high 53
- Massena: Mostly cloudy, high 50
- Lowville: Mostly cloudy, high 60
- Malone: Mostly cloudy, high 51
- Oswego: Partly sunny, high 62
Tonight
Tonight in Watertown: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 2 to 8 mph.
- Watertown: Partly cloudy, low 48
- Fort Drum: Mostly clear, low 46
- Carthage: Mostly clear, low 44
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly clear, low 43
- Ogdensburg: Partly cloudy, low 40
- Gouverneur: Partly cloudy, low 42
- Canton: Partly cloudy, low 41
- Potsdam: Partly cloudy, low 40
- Massena: Partly cloudy, low 35
- Lowville: Partly cloudy, low 43
- Malone: Partly cloudy, low 40
- Oswego: Partly cloudy, low 47
Tomorrow outlook: Thursday
Thursday in Watertown: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Watertown: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 71, gusts as high as 25 mph
- Fort Drum: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 70, gusts as high as 25 mph
- Carthage: Sunny, high 70
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 69, 36 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 26 mph
- Ogdensburg: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 68, 32 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Gouverneur: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 70, gusts as high as 28 mph
- Canton: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 69, 23 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Potsdam: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 68, 23 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Massena: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 68, 34 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 32 mph
- Lowville: Sunny, high 70
- Malone: Sunny, high 68, gusts as high as 32 mph
- Oswego: Sunny, high 71
What it means for your day
- Commute: Morning commute: mostly cloudy and cool, upper 50s to mid-60s. Evening commute: mostly sunny to partly cloudy, near 70.
- At the bus stop: School bus stop Wednesday morning at 7 a.m.: 35 degrees, cloudy, 2% chance of rain. Afternoon at 3 p.m.: 58 degrees, mostly sunny, no rain expected.
- Fort Drum: Fort Drum Wednesday high near 58 under mostly cloudy skies. Wednesday night low near 46, mostly clear. Thursday high near 70, sunny, with a slight chance of rain showers after 5 p.m.
- On the farm: Frost concerns early Thursday in Massena where overnight lows drop to 35 degrees. Gusty south winds Thursday with gusts as high as 32 mph may affect field operations. Slight chance of rain showers Thursday afternoon and evening.
Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued 3:57 AM. Town-by-town conditions and live alerts are on the North Country Weather page.
Compiled by the ClickNNY Weather Desk from National Weather Service forecasts, and updated through the day when the forecast changes.
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