Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 20 by 8 p.m., then rising to around 28 during the remainder of the night. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, patchy blowing snow before 10 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Friday night, increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Breezy. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 48. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy. Sunday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy. Monday, showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy. Monday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with high near 40. Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Lake Superior: Gale warning in effect through 1 a.m. today. Heavy freezing spray warning in effect through this morning. Small craft advisory in effect from 1 a.m. today through today afternoon. Today, west wind 15 to 20 knots backing southwest 5 to 15 knots by late morning, then backing south 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Heavy freezing spray through mid morning. A chance of snow showers through mid morning, then a slight chance fo snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, south wind 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 10 degrees, 10 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 15 degrees and the overnight low was 5 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0.25 inches. Year to date, 4.32 inches. Normal to date, 4.57 inches.

Sunset: 6:36 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:31 a.m. Friday.