Marquette and vicinity: Today, very warm. Sunny. Highs 84 to 89. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.tonight, partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 67. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Friday, very warm. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Friday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 67. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Extended forecast:Saturday, warm. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 84. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night, mostly clear. Lows 59 to 64. Sunday, very warm. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs around 86. Chance of rain 40 percent. Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows 60 to 65. Chance of rain 50 percent. Monday, a 30 percent chance of showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 79. Monday night and Tuesday, mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58. Highs around 75. Tuesday night, clear. Lows 51 to 56. Wednesday, mostly sunny. Highs around 79.

Lake Superior: Early this morning, variable wind less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. Today, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming east less than 10 knots in the afternoon, then veering southeast late. Gusts up to 17 knots. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers late. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Friday, south wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Friday night, south wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 28 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 69 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 82 degrees and the overnight low was 55 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 25.73 inches. Normal to date, 18.65 inches.

Sunset: 9:30 this evening

Sunrise: 6:24 a.m. Friday.