Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers, mainly before 8 a.m. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. High near 58. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a 50 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Thursday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Low around 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Friday, showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Saturday, a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Saturday night, a chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 58. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Monday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Monday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Tuesday, showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through this evening. Today southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering west 10 to 20 knots by late morning, then veering northwest 20 to 25 knots late. Cloudy through early afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog through mid morning. A chance of rain showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of rain showers by late morning. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 47 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 51 degrees and the overnight low was 43 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 12.22 inches. Normal to date, 10.59 inches.

Sunset: 9:00 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:36 a.m. Thursday.