U.P. weather map info:

Houghton: 38°|25°

Ironwood: 34°|20°

Escanaba: 42°|28°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, a slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11 a.m., then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 9 a.m. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of percipitation is 20%. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, wtih a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Sunday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 34. Monday night, a chance of snow showers after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wednesday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Wednesday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Thursday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west 10 to 15 knots late. Cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of rain showers and snow showers by late morning. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Tonight, west wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 41 degrees, 27 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 47 degrees and the overnight low was 34 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, trace. Year to date, 3.30 inches. Normal to date, 2.93 inches.

Sunset: 6:06 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:04 a.m. Saturday.