U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 69|56° Ironwood: 68|57° Escanaba: 67|61°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight, showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m., then a chance of showers between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 65. Sunday night, clear, with a low around 50. Monday, sunny, with a high near 73. Monday night, showers likely after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Tuesday, showers likely, mainly before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Tuesday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Wednesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Thursday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of showers through mid morning, then showers likely by late morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Tonight, south wind 10 to 20 knots veering southwest 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 56 degrees, 8 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 69 degrees and the overnight low was 43 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.00 inches. Year to date, 19.88 inches. Normal to date, 16.91 inches.

Sunset: 9:47 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:00 a.m. Saturday.