Marquette and vicinity: Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Thursday night: Clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Friday night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Saturday: Showers, mainly after 8 a.m. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Saturday night: Showers, mainly before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Extended forecast: Sunday: A chance of showers before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Lake Superior: Today: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Thursday night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. 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 slight chance of showers after 2 a.m. Waves 1 ft or less.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 46 degrees, 13 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 49 degrees and the overnight low was 43 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .11 inches. Year to date, 31.83 inches. Normal to date, 23.37 inches.

Sunset: 8:11 this evening

Sunrise: 7:23 a.m. Friday.