Marquette and vicinity: Today: Showers likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind around 5 mph. Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Friday night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Extended forecast: Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Saturday night: A chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Lake Superior: Today: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Showers likely, mainly between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Waves around 2 ft. Wednesday night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers, mainly before 8 p.m. Waves 1 ft or less. Thursday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.Thursday night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less. Friday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Friday night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers after 2 a.m. Waves 1 ft or less.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 45 degrees, 14 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 51 degrees and the overnight low was 38 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, zero inches. Year to date, 31.72 inches. Normal to date, 23.26 inches.

Sunset: 8:13 this evening

Sunrise: 7:22 a.m. Thursday.