Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, a 40 percent chance of snow showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows 2 below to 3 above. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings to 20 below zero. Thursday, warmer. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 22. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Extended forecast: Thursday night and friday, warmer, cloudy. A slight chance of flurries in the evening. Lows 10 to 15. Highs around 32. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday night, cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Saturday and Saturday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 33. Lows 22 to 27. Sunday, partly cloudy. Highs around 36. Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 26.

Monday and Monday night, cloudy. Highs around 35. Lows 21 to 26. Tuesday, cloudy. Highs around 30.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing west 10 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers likely early, then a chance of snow showers. Heavy freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. Freezing spray in the evening. A chance of snow showers in the evening, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Thursday, southwest wind 5 to 15 knots veering northwest less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of flurries. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 9 degrees, 9 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 20 degrees and the overnight low was minus 9 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .02 inches. Year to date, 47.23 inches. Normal to date, 34.61 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, 1.2 inches. Season to date, 67.4 inches. Normal to date, 53.7 inches.

Sunset: 5:04 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:30 a.m. Thursday