Marquette and vicinity: Today. showers. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. High near 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Tonight, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Extended forecast:

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday night: A chance of rain showers before 11 p.m., then a chance of snow showers between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8 a.m., then a chance of snow showers between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday night: A chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Sunday night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Lake Superior: Today, east wind less than 10 knots backing northeast in the afternoon. Showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, north wind less than 10 knots veering east after midnight. Showers likely. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 46 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 48 degrees and the overnight low was 43 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0.41 inches. Year to date, 40.38 inches. Normal to date, 30.48 inches.

Sunset: 6:44 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:24 a.m. Friday.