Marquette and vicinity: Today, breezy, warmer. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in

the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 65 to 70. South winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 100 percent. Tonight, a chance of rain showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 45 inland to around 51 at the shore. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph inland, except northwest 15 to 25 mph near the shore. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 50 percent. Wednesday, sunny. Highs around 63. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday night, mostly clear. Lows 39 to 44 inland to around 51 at the shore. Light winds.

Extended forecast:Thursday, a slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 65. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thursday night, a chance of showers. Cloudy. Lows 49 to 54. Chance of rain 50 percent. Friday, mostly cloudy. Highs around 67. Friday night, partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.

Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Lows 38 to 43 inland to around 46 at the shore. Sunday and Sunday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 60. Lows 37 to 42 inland to around 45 at the shore. Monday, mostly cloudy. Highs 62 to 67.

Lake Superior: Rest of today, southeast wind 20 to 25 knots veering southwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then veering northwest 20 to 25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Tonight, northwest wind up to 30 knots veering north 15 to 20 knots late. Cloudy through midnight then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers through midnight. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Wednesday, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Wednesday night, west wind less than 10 knots backing southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 51 degrees, 10 degrees below normal. The high Monday was 59 degrees and the overnight low was 43 degrees.

Precipitation: Monday, trace. Year to date, 28.13 inches. Normal to date, 22.58 inches.

Sunset: 8:26 this evening

Sunrise: 7:14 a.m. Wednesday.