Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a chance of rain showers before 2 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday night, snow showers likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Patchy blowing snow after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25 Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday, snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. High near 27. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday night, snow showers. Low around 20. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Monday, snow showers likely, mainly before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Monday night, a chance of snow showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Thursday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind less than 10 knots veering east late. Mostly sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, south wind 5 to 15 knots veering southwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 33 degrees, 9 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 36 degrees and the overnight low was 29 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.00 inches. Year to date, 4.76 inches. Normal to date, 5.77 inches.

Sunset: 7:57 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:03 a.m. Saturday.