Marquette and vicinity: Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tonight: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday night: A 30% chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Friday night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Extended forecast: Saturday: A chance of thunderstorms before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Saturday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Sunday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.Monday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Lake Superior: Today: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. Waves 1 ft or less. Thursday: NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 2 p.m. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Thursday NightVariable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers before 8 p.m. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Friday: S wind 5 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Friday night: SSW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 a.m. Waves around 1 ft. Saturday: WSW wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of thunderstorms. Waves around 1 ft. Saturday NightVariable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers. Waves 1 ft or less.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 65 degrees, 12 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 78 degrees and the overnight low was 51 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, zero inches. Year to date, 33.22 inches. Normal to date, 24.99 inches.

Sunset: 7:45 this evening

Sunrise: 7:40 a.m. Thursday.