Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tonight, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms overnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest overnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thursday, partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 73. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night, clear. Lows around 49 inland to around 55 at the shore. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, sunny. Highs around 73. Friday night, a chance of showers overnight. Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60. Chance of rain 50 percent. Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs around 75. Chance of rain 50 percent. Saturday night, clear. Lows around 52 inland to around 58 at the shore.

Lake Superior: Today, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming east less than 10 knots in the afternoon, then veering southeast late. Mostly sunny through mid afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, south wind less than 10 knots veering west 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Thursday, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers through early afternoon, then sunny by mid afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 68 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 76 degrees and the overnight low was 59 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, 0.1 inch. Year to date, 14.33 inches. Normal to date, 19.97 inches.

Sunset: 9:26 this evening

Sunrise: 6:28 a.m. Thursday.