U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 77|58° Ironwood: 74|56° Escanaba: 75|55°

Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Extended forecast: Friday, a 20 percent chance of showers before 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 80. Saturday night, mostly clear, wth a low around 64. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 82. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Monday, mostly sunny, witha high near 84. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 79.

Lake Superior: Today, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming east less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, south wind less than 10 knots veering southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 59 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 73 degrees and the overnight low was 45 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0.00 inches. Year to date, 25.32 inches. Normal to date, 22.13 inches.

Sunset: 8:47 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:58 a.m. Friday.