Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, freezing rain and sleet likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tomorrow, rain and freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet, becoming all rain after 11 a.m. High near 36. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Tomorrow night, rain before 11 p.m., then rain and snow between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., then snow after 2 a.m. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 3 a.m. Low around 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Extended forecast: Thursday, snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. High near 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday night, snow before 8 p.m., then snow showers likely, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Patchy blowing snow before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery. Friday, a chance of snow showers before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 39. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Lake Superior: Today, south wind 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, southeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain, freezing rain possibly mixed with snow and sleet through midnight, then sleet possibly mixed with rain, freezing rain likely and snow after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Tomorrow, southeast wind 15 to 20 knots backing east 10 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Rain possibly mixed with freezing rain, snow and sleet through early afternoon, then rain by mid afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was16 degrees, 13 degrees below normal. The high Monday was 25 degrees and the overnight low was 6 degrees.
Precipitation: Monday, trace. Year to date, 8.38 inches. Normal to date, 6.96 inches.
Sunset: 8:15 this evening.
Sunrise: 7:33 a.m. Tuesday.