Marquette and vicinity: Today, increasing clouds, with a high near 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight, a slight chance of showers between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with low around 32. West wind 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 51. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Monday night, showers likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Tuesday, rain and showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Tuesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wednesday, sunny, with high near 43.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory from this afternoon through tomorrow morning. Today, west wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots by late morning. Gusts up to 27 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers by late morning. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then 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 46 degrees, 8 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 54 degrees and the overnight low was 37 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.01 inches. Year to date, 11.20 inches. Normal to date, 9.30 inches.

Sunset: 8:44 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:56 a.m. Saturday.