Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 52. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast overnight. Chance of rain 60 percent. Thursday, a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 64. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Thursday night, showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Cloudy. Lows 52 to 57. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Extended forecast: Friday, showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Friday night, partly cloudy. Patchy frost overnight. Lows around 36 inland to around 42 at the shore. Saturday, mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 56 to 61. Monday, warmer. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 65. Monday night, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows around 51. Tuesday, mostly cloudy. Highs around 65.

Lake Superior: Gale watch in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. Tonight, east wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Thursday, east wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Thursday night, southeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest after midnight. Cloudy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms through midnight, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 50 degrees, 5 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 53 degrees and the overnight low was 46 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .03 inches. Year to date, 20.54 inches. Normal to date, 24.48 inches.

Sunset: 7:54 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:34 a.m. Thursday.