Sunny Thursday, then showers and storms tonight
Today brings sunshine and highs near 70, with just a slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely between 8pm and 11pm.
By the ClickNNY Weather Desk
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The National Weather Service calls for mostly sunny skies today with highs near 70. A slight chance of rain showers arrives after 5pm. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely between 8pm and 11pm, with lows around 44 to 45.
Today
The National Weather Service forecast for Watertown today: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Watertown: Mostly sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 70, 22 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 29 mph
- Fort Drum: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 70, 20 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 29 mph
- Carthage: Sunny, high 71, gusts as high as 25 mph
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 68, 29 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 29 mph
- Ogdensburg: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 67, 31 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Gouverneur: Mostly sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 68, 21 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 26 mph
- Canton: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 69, 27 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 30 mph
- Potsdam: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 69, 26 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Massena: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 69, 39 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 35 mph
- Lowville: Sunny, high 70, gusts as high as 23 mph
- Malone: Mostly sunny, high 69, gusts as high as 33 mph
- Oswego: Sunny, high 72
Tonight
Tonight in Watertown: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Watertown: Showers and thunderstorms likely then mostly cloudy, low 45, 59 percent chance of precipitation
- Fort Drum: Showers and thunderstorms likely then mostly cloudy, low 44, 58 percent chance of precipitation
- Carthage: Showers and thunderstorms likely then mostly cloudy, low 42, 74 percent chance of precipitation
- Alexandria Bay: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 44, 43 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 25 mph
- Ogdensburg: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 45, 38 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Gouverneur: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 43, 50 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 26 mph
- Canton: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 44, 42 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 30 mph
- Potsdam: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 45, 42 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Massena: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 45, 38 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 32 mph
- Lowville: Showers and thunderstorms, low 43, 79 percent chance of precipitation
- Malone: Chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, low 44, 45 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 33 mph
- Oswego: Showers and thunderstorms likely, low 44, 62 percent chance of precipitation
Tomorrow outlook: Friday
Friday in Watertown: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 13 mph.
- Watertown: Partly sunny, high 55
- Fort Drum: Partly sunny, high 55
- Carthage: Mostly cloudy, high 55
- Alexandria Bay: Partly sunny, high 56
- Ogdensburg: Mostly cloudy, high 56
- Gouverneur: Mostly cloudy, high 55
- Canton: Mostly cloudy, high 55
- Potsdam: Mostly cloudy, high 54, gusts as high as 24 mph
- Massena: Mostly cloudy, high 55, gusts as high as 26 mph
- Lowville: Mostly cloudy, high 55
- Malone: Slight chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, high 52, gusts as high as 29 mph
- Oswego: Partly sunny, high 56
What it means for your day
- Commute: Morning commute: sunny and 51 degrees at 7am. Evening commute: partly sunny, 68 degrees at 3pm with a 4% chance of rain.
- At the bus stop: Children waiting for the bus at 7am will see sunny skies and a temperature of 51 degrees. Coming home around 3pm, it will be partly sunny and 68 degrees.
- Fort Drum: Fort Drum will see sunny skies and a high near 70 today, with a slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely between 8pm and 11pm with a low around 44.
- On the farm: Today is sunny with a high near 70 and south winds 9 to 16 mph with gusts as high as 29 mph. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely between 8pm and 11pm with new rainfall less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued 3:48 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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