Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers, mainly before 2 p.m. Patchy blowing snow before 1 p.m. Temperature falling to around 14 by 3 p.m. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 34. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 39. Sunday night, partly sunny, with a low around 24. Monday, partly sunny, witha high near 43. Breezy. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy. Tuesday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Tuesday night, rain and showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery. Wednesday, snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery. Wednesday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery. Thursday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery.

Lake Superior: Today, heavy freezing spray warning in effect from 1 a.m. today through the afternoon. Small craft advisory in effect from morning until afternoon. North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late. Snow showers through early afternoon, then a chance of snow showers late. Heavy freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, north wind 15 to 20 knots backing northwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Freezing spray in the evening. A chance of snow showers in the evening, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 35 degrees, 17 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 47 degrees and the overnight low was 23 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.00 inches. Year to date, 4.04 inches. Normal to date, 4.05 inches.

Sunset: 6:27 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:42 a.m. Saturday.