Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Thursday, sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Tonight, snow likely after 3 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Friday, rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Extended forecast: Friday, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Saturday, a 30 percent chance of showers after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Saturday night, a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Sunday, a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Sunday night, a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Monday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Tuesday, a chance of showers.

Lake Superior: Tonight, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots late. Gusts up to 28 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Thursday, northeast wind less than 10 knots veering east 10 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet. Thursday night, southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy through midnight, then cloudy with snow likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice-free areas.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 36 degrees, 5 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 44 degrees and the overnight low was 27 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .06 inch. Year to date, 9.63 inches. Normal to date, 7.80 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, .2 inch. Season to date, 213.3 inches. Normal to date, 188.9 inches.

Sunset: 8:22 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:24 a.m. Thursday.