U.P. weather map info:

Houghton: 34°|24°

Ironwood: 33°|20°

Escanaba: 42°|29°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a chance of snow before 8 a.m., then snow showers likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Patchy blowing after 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Saturday night, snow showers likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday, scattered snow showers, mainly before 8 a.m. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 24. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 52. Tuesday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 48. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Thursday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind less than 10 knots veering north 10 to 20 knots by late morning. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow possibly mixed with rain by late morning. A chance of snow late. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, north wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow possibly mixed with rain. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 37 degrees, 15 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 49 degrees and the overnight low was 24 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.00 inches. Year to date, 4.72 inches. Normal to date, 5.18 inches.

Sunset: 6:47 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:16 a.m. Saturday.