Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 10am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Sunday night, rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Monday, showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Monday night, rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Tuesday, snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Tuesday night, snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wednesday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wesnesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 38 degrees, 9 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 44 degrees and the overnight low was 32 degrees.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 0.5 inches. Year to date, 2.3 inches. Normal to date, 19.1 inches.

Sunset: 5:10 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:03 a.m. Saturday.