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August 9, 2011

Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms until midnight, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.

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PLATTSBURGH — Tonight... Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms until midnight... Then scattered showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms May produce gusty winds... Small hail and heavy rainfall until midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph until midnight... Becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Friday... Cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning... Then occasional showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms May produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds... Becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Friday Night... Numerous thunderstorms until midnight. Numerous showers. Some thunderstorms May produce heavy rainfall until midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday... Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday Night... Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Sunday... Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.

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