Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, partly cloudy. Lows around 38. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest overnight. Friday, much colder. Mostly sunny. Highs around 47. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Friday night, clear. Lows 24 to 29. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, cold. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 39. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Sunday, mostly sunny. Highs around 47. Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 31. Monday, a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 44. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday night, a chance of rain showers, possibly mixed with snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 46. Lows around 31. Wednesday, a chance of rain showers, possibly mixed with snow in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 47. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Lake Superior: Tonight, south wind less than 10 knots veering southwest 5 to 15 knots after midnight, then veering west 10 to 20 knots late. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Friday, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 32 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. Friday night, north wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 46 degrees, 4 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 64 degrees and the overnight low was 27 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 14.56 inches. Normal to date, 10.03 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 221.7 inches. Normal to date, 200.4 inches.

Sunset: 8:51 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. Friday