Mild Wednesday, then sunny Thursday with afternoon rain chances
Wednesday stays mostly sunny and mild with highs near 60. Thursday will be warmer and sunnier, but rain showers are possible after 4 or 5 PM.
By the ClickNNY Weather Desk
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Updated 1 PM: The low tonight is now 45 in Gouverneur (was 42), 43 in Malone (was 40). The chance of precipitation tomorrow is now 28 percent in Ogdensburg (was 32), 32 percent in Gouverneur (was 19). Ogdensburg and Gouverneur now look like dry tomorrow instead of rain.
Wednesday afternoon brings mostly sunny skies and mild conditions across Northern New York, with highs near 60 in Jefferson County and near 50 in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. Thursday turns warmer and sunnier with highs near 69, but rain showers are possible after 4 or 5 PM depending on your location, with gusts up to 35 mph in Massena.
Today
The National Weather Service forecast for Watertown today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind around 3 mph.
- Watertown: Mostly sunny, high 60
- Fort Drum: Mostly sunny, high 58
- Carthage: Mostly sunny, high 59
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly sunny, high 56
- Ogdensburg: Mostly cloudy, high 52
- Gouverneur: Partly sunny, high 56
- Canton: Mostly cloudy, high 53
- Potsdam: Mostly cloudy, high 53
- Massena: Mostly cloudy, high 50
- Lowville: Mostly sunny, high 60
- Malone: Mostly cloudy, high 51
- Oswego: Partly sunny, high 62
Tonight
Tonight in Watertown: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 1 to 9 mph.
- Watertown: Mostly clear, low 48
- Fort Drum: Mostly clear, low 46
- Carthage: Mostly clear, low 45
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly clear, low 44
- Ogdensburg: Mostly clear, low 42
- Gouverneur: Mostly clear, low 45
- Canton: Mostly clear, low 42
- Potsdam: Mostly clear, low 42
- Massena: Mostly clear, low 37
- Lowville: Mostly clear, low 44
- Malone: Mostly clear, low 43
- Oswego: Mostly clear, low 48
Tomorrow outlook: Thursday
Thursday in Watertown: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Watertown: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 69, gusts as high as 23 mph
- Fort Drum: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 68, gusts as high as 23 mph
- Carthage: Sunny, high 69
- Alexandria Bay: Mostly sunny then chance rain showers, high 67, 34 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 23 mph
- Ogdensburg: Sunny then chance rain showers, high 67, 28 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 32 mph
- Gouverneur: Sunny then chance rain showers, high 68, 32 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 26 mph
- Canton: Sunny then chance rain showers, high 68, 28 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 31 mph
- Potsdam: Sunny then slight chance rain showers, high 69, 20 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 32 mph
- Massena: Sunny then chance rain showers, high 68, 38 percent chance of precipitation, gusts as high as 35 mph
- Lowville: Sunny, high 69
- Malone: Sunny, high 69, gusts as high as 33 mph
- Oswego: Sunny, high 70
What it means for your day
- Commute: Morning commute: cloudy and cool at 35 degrees. Evening commute: mostly sunny and pleasant at 58 degrees.
- At the bus stop: Bus stop Wednesday morning: cloudy and 35 degrees. Bus stop Wednesday afternoon: mostly sunny and 58 degrees.
- Fort Drum: Fort Drum will see mostly sunny skies this afternoon with a high near 58, then mostly clear tonight with a low near 46. Thursday will be sunny with a high near 68 and a slight chance of rain showers after 5 PM.
- On the farm: Frost is possible tonight with lows near 37 to 45 degrees across the region. Thursday brings strong southwest winds with gusts up to 35 mph in some areas, and rain chances late in the day after 4 or 5 PM.
Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued 12:49 PM. 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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