Marquette and vicinity: Today, a chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tonight, a chance of rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Extended forecast: Sunday, a 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 41. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Tuesday night, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wednesday, snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Wednesday night, snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Thursday, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers and snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 29 degrees, 5 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 41 degrees and the overnight low was 16 degrees.

Snowfall: Thursday, 0.5 inches. Year to date, 143.7 inches. Normal to date, 162.1 inches.

Sunset: 8:03 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:56 a.m. Sunday.