Weather

Marquette and vicinity: Today, a chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight, snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Extended forecast: Saturday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 26. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 40. Monday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Tuesday, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Tuesday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wednesday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering north by late morning. Cloudy. Patchy fog through mid morning. A chance of snow showers through early afternoon, then a slight chance of snow showers late. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots backing south 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 36 degrees, 17 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 48 degrees and the overnight low was 24 degrees.
Snowfall: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 108 inches. Normal to date, 145.8 inches.
Sunset: 7:33 this evening.
Sunrise: 6:34 a.m. Friday.