Marquette and vicinity: Wind chill warning in effect until noon Thursday. Tonight, bitterly cold. Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows around 21 below inland to around 11 below at the shore. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chill readings to 40 below zero. Thursday, bitterly cold. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 1 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chill readings to 45 below zero in the morning.

Extended forecast: Thursday night and Friday, warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 15 below to 20 below zero inland to around 8 below at the shore. Highs around 13. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night and Saturday, warmer. Mostly cloudy. Lows 3 to 8 above. Highs around 27. Saturday night, a 30 percent chance of snow showers overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 19. Sunday, a chance of snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers, possibly mixed with rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 34. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Sunday night, a chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow showers likely overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 27. Chance of snow 70 percent. Monday, snow showers, possibly mixed with rain. Highs around 34. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Monday night, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 6 to 11 above. Tuesday, much colder. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 15.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was minus 2 degrees, 15 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 6 degrees and the overnight low was minus 11 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .05 inches. Year to date, 1.48 inches. Normal to date, 2.26 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, 1.0 inches. Season to date, 113.4 inches. Normal to date, 113.8 inches.

Sunset: 5:51 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:15 a.m. Thursday