Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5 p.m. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Thursday, a 20% chance of snow showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Thursday night, a 30% chance of snow showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Extended forecast: Friday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Friday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. New Year’s Day, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Saturday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through late tonight. Today, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 27 knots. Cloudy early then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of snow early, then a chance of flurries. Light freezing spray. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Tonight, west wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Light freezing spray in the evening. A chance of flurries through the night. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Thursday, southwest wind less than 10 knots backing south 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 20 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 23 degrees and the overnight low was 17 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 27.84 inches. Normal to date, 36.45 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, trace. Season to date, 60.8 inches. Normal to date, 65.4 inches.

Sunset: 5:11 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:34 a.m. Thursday.