Marquette and vicinity: Today, warmer. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 40 to 45. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a 40% chance of snow showers overnight. Lows 23 to 28. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday, partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the morning, then cloudy with snow showers likely in the afternoon. Highs 31 to 36. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70%. Thursday night, mostly cloudy with snow showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers overnight. Lows 20 to 25. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%.

Extended forecast: Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 35. Lows 23 to 28. Saturday and Saturday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 40. Lows 24 to 29. Sunday, a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs 36 to 41. Chance of precipitation 30%. Sunday night, a chance of snow showers, possibly mixed with rain in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Cloudy. Lows 18 to 23. Chance of precipitation 50%. Monday, mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of snow showers. Highs 28 to 33. Monday night, mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of snow showers. Lows 14 to 19. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs 27 to 32. Chance of snow 30%.

Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Tonight, west wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Thursday, west wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 25 degrees, 5 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 33 degrees and the overnight low was 16 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 23.68 inches. Normal to date, 32.73 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, trace. Season to date, 10.4 inches. Normal to date, 15.4 inches.

Sunset: 5:15 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:56 a.m. Thursday.