Forecast for Wednesday, July 19, 2017 (AP graphic)

Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, showers and thunderstorms likely before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Wednesday night, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a 20 percent chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday night, mostly clear, with a low around 61. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Saturday, a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Saturday night, showers and thunderstorms likely before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Lake Superior: Tonight, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming west less than 10 knots after midnight. Cloudy through midnight then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers through midnight, then a slight chance of showers late. Waves calm to 1 foot. Wednesday, northwest wind less than 10 knots veering north by mid afternoon. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Wednesday night, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming south less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 59 degrees,7 degrees below normal. The high Monday was 78 degrees and the overnight low was 40 degrees, which tied the record low for the date set previously in 1971 and matched in 1979.

Precipitation: Monday, none. Year to date, 22.15 inches. Normal to date, 18.00 inches.

Sunset: 9:37 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:16 a.m. Wednesday.