Marquette and vicinity: Rest of today, very warm. Scattered sprinkles and isolated thunderstorms through noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs 81 to 86. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight, warm. Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 65. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Saturday, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 82. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Saturday night, clear. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 58 to 63. Light winds.

Extended forecast:Sunday, very warm. Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 86. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Sunday night, showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 66. Chance of rain 60 percent. Monday, a chance of showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 79. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday night, partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 56. Tuesday, mostly sunny. Highs around 71. Tuesday night through Wednesday night, clear. Lows 49 to 54 inland to around 58 at the shore. Highs around 76. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect from 5 p.m. through late tonight. m,Rest of today, south wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots. Mostly cloudy. Scattered sprinkles through mid afternoon, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, south wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest 10 to 15 knots late. Gusts up to 27 knots. Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms through midnight, then a chance of sprinkles and isolated thunderstorms late. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Saturday, west wind less than 10 knots through early afternoon becoming variable. Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Saturday night, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 72 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 86 degrees and the overnight low was 58 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, none. Year to date, 25.73 inches. Normal to date, 19.43 inches.

Sunset: 9:29 this evening

Sunrise: 6:24 a.m. Saturday.