Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Lows 51 to 56. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph overnight. Chance of rain 100 percent.

Friday, breezy. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 61. Inland, northwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Near the shore, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Friday night, mostly clear. Patchy frost overnight. Lows 35 to 40. North winds 5 to 15 mph inland, except north 15 to 25 mph near the shore.

Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs around 59. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night, a 30 percent chance of rain showers overnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows 39 to 44.

Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 55. Lows 40 to 45 inland to around 48 at the shore. Monday, warmer. Partly cloudy. Highs around 66. Monday night, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows around 52.

Tuesday, a chance of showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 63. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 59 to 64.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through Friday morning. Gale warning in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. Tonight, east wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest 20 to 25 knots late. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms through midnight, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Friday, northwest wind up to 30 knots. Gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves building to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet. Friday night, north wind 15 to 25 knots becoming west less than 10 knots after midnight. Gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Partly cloudy through midnight then clearing. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 52 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 58 degrees and the overnight low was 46 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .21 inches. Year to date, 29.75 inches. Normal to date, 24.60 inches.

Sunset: 7:52 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:36 a.m. Friday.