U.P. weather map info:

Houghton: 18°|9°

Ironwood: 14°|4°

Escanaba: 25°|9°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers. High near 20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a slight chance of snow showers before 7 a.m., then a slight chance of snow showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Sunday, patchy blowing snow after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery. Sunday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 39. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wednesday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. 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 32.

Lake Superior: Small craft warning advisory in effect from 1 a.m. today through tomorrow afternoon. Today, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Snow showers likely. Freezing spray through mid morning. Freezing spray late. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 27 knots. Snow showers likely. Freezing spray. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 24 degrees, 8 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 27 degrees and the overnight low was 21 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.18 inches. Year to date, 3.86 inches. Normal to date, 3.47 inches.

Sunset: 6:16 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:54 a.m. Saturday.