U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 60|52° Ironwood: 57|46° Escanaba: 67|51°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Monday, sunny, with a high near 76. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 79. Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of waterspouts. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, thens showers likely after midnight. A slight chance of waterspouts through the night. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 64 degrees, 1 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 70 degrees and the overnight low was 58 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.24 inches. Year to date, 22.64 inches. Normal to date, 20.99 inches.

Sunset: 9:09 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:42 a.m. Saturday.