Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Extended forecast: Wednesday, a 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 10 mph. Wednesday night, Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday, mostly sunny, with a high near 70.Thursday Night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Friday, showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Friday Night, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Saturday, a chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Saturday Night, partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 67. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 51. Monday, sunny, with a high near 74.

Lake Superior: Today, west winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots late. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. Wednesday, northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south by mid afternoon. A slight chance of showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. Wednesday Night, Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. Thursday, south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet.Thursday night, East winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. Friday, southeast winds 15 to 25 knots veering west. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. Saturday, west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 64 degrees, 1 degrees above normal. The high Monday was 66 degrees and the overnight low was 49 degrees.

Precipitation: Monday, 0 inches. Year to date, 19.39 inches. Normal to date, 16.59 inches.

Sunset: 9:47 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:00 a.m. Wednesday.