Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers overnight. Lows 41 to 46. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday, rain showers likely. Highs around 56. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows around 41. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 49. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Friday night, partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 34 to 39. Saturday, partly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs around 46. Saturday night, mostly cloudy. Areas of frost in the evening. Widespread frost overnight. Lows 32 to 37. Sunday, mostly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs around 51. Sunday night, a chance of rain showers overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 39. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday and Monday night, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs around 54. Lows 38 to 43 inland to around 46 at the shore. Tuesday, cloudy. Highs around 58.

Lake Superior: Tonight, southwest wind less than 10 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear through midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers late. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Thursday, southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Thursday night, west wind 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 53 degrees, a degree above normal. The high Tuesday was 60 degrees and the overnight low was 45 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .19 inches. Year to date, 30.66 inches. Normal to date, 25.41 inches.

Sunset: 7:40 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:44 a.m. Thursday.