Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows 33 to 38. Light winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph overnight. Saturday, rain showers. Highs around 53. South winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Saturday night, cloudy with showers in the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Lows around 47. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Extended forecast: Sunday, partly cloudy. Highs 56 to 61. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Sunday night and Monday, partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 52 to 57. Monday night and Tuesday, clear. Lows 38 to 43. Highs around 61.
Lake Superior: Tonight, east wind less than 10 knots veering southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear through midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Saturday, south wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots. Cloudy. A chance of showers through early afternoon, then showers likely by mid afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Saturday night, south wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Cloudy with showers through midnight, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 44 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 49 degrees and the overnight low was 39 degrees.
Precipitation: Thursday, .50 inches. Year to date, 35.84 inches. Normal to date, 26.50 inches.
Sunset: 7:25 this evening, Sunrise: 7:54 a.m. Saturday.