Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Extended forecast: Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 30. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Sunday, a chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Sunday night, a chance of snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Monday, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Monday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Tuesday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Lake Superior: Today, north wind 15 to 20 knots backing northwest in the afternoon. Cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning, then isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.
Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 0 degrees, 16 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 9 degrees and the overnight low was -9 degrees.
Snowfall: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 103.2 inches. Normal to date, 135.1 inches.
Sunset: 6:23 this evening.
Sunrise: 7:45 a.m. Thursday.