U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 79|57° Ironwood: 80|57° Escanaba: 79|58°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 87. Saturday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Sunday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Monday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Monday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind less than 10 knots through early afternoon becoming variable. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 63 degrees, 2 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 71 degrees and the overnight low was 55 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0.00 inches. Year to date, 20.73 inches. Normal to date, 18.29 inches.

Sunset: 9:42 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:09 a.m. Friday.