THURSDAY EVENING FORECAST UPDATE BY METEOROLOGIST VIOLET SCIBIOR:{/strong}

THURSDAY NIGHT{/strong}: Above normal temperatures and dry to start the night with a partly to mostly cloudy sky. Then becoming cloudy with light rain developing late at night. Some wet snow could mix in for higher elevations but not expecting this to accumulate. Low 36 around midnight then rising late at night. Wind: S to SE 3-8 MPH.

FRIDAY (ST. PATRICK'S DAY): {/strong}Cloudy with rounds of rain showers through the day. Becoming a bit breezy in the afternoon. Mild temperatures. High: 49. Wind: SE 5-10 to SW 10-15 MPH. Becoming quite windy late evening and overnight.

SATURDAY{/strong}: Mostly cloudy with a few flurries to start the day. Then scattered snow showers develop early afternoon and into the evening as a wave of energy rolls through, but steadier lake effect snow east of Lake Ontario. Colder and breezy. High: 37. (Winter Storm Watch for Jefferson and Lewis Counties 2pm Saturday to 2pm Sunday for lake effect snow)

SUNDAY{/strong}: Partly sunny skies with snow squalls possible early, dropping from the North Country into CNY. Quite chilly with gusty winds easing later in the day. It's back to a more wintry feeling. High: 30.

MONDAY (OFFICIAL START OF SPRING):{/strong} Morning clouds and flurries to the north taper off. Becoming sunny by the afternoon. Milder temperatures, near normal. High: 43.

TUESDAY: {/strong}Mostly sunny skies and dry weather. Even milder temperatures. High: 47.

WEDNESDAY: {/strong}Mostly sunny skies and dry for now. The computer models disagree. High: 49.

THURSDAY: {/strong}Partly sunny skies then mostly cloudy with increasing clouds through the day. A wintry mix arrives either late evening or overnight, models disagree on timing and position. High: 40.

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