U.P. weather map info:

Houghton: 35°|24°

Ironwood: 37°|18°

Escanaba: 35°|26°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of snow showers at 11 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high 20 mph. Tonight, a slight chance of snow showers before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow showers after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday night, a 40 percent chance of snow showers after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Friday, a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Friday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Saturday, a chance of snow showers before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Saturday night, a chance of snow showers after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Sunday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 33. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 5 to 15 knots veering northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 21 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 23 degrees and the overnight low was 19 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, 0.24 inches. Year to date, 3.68 inches. Normal to date, 3.31 inches.

Sunset: 6:13 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:57 a.m. Thursday.