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Rain today, then sunny skies, temperatures near 70 in North Country through next Thursday

Posted 3/16/12

Climate watchers are reporting that this past winter was the fourth-warmest on record in the 48 contiguous states, and that warm trend is continuing in the North Country today. While it's not as warm …

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Rain today, then sunny skies, temperatures near 70 in North Country through next Thursday

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Climate watchers are reporting that this past winter was the fourth-warmest on record in the 48 contiguous states, and that warm trend is continuing in the North Country today.

While it's not as warm today as it has been, temperatures are still above normal for the time of year, and several days of sunny days and warmer temperatures are in store, according to the National Weather Service.

Showers and possibly the rumble of thunder are possible today before skies slowly begin to clear. No record temps are expected today, but there a string of record-setting days could be coming.

Patchy fog and lows in the mid-thirties are expected tonight. By tomorrow, skies will clear and the high is expected to approach 70 degrees. Lows will only drop to the mid to upper 40s tomorrow night before another sunny and warm day Sunday with highs in the mid 70s.

The warm and clear weather is expected to continue through the middle of next week.

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The NWS forecast for the St. Lawrence Valley and northwestern Adirondacks:

Today: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 8 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.