Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Lows around 4 above inland to around 11 at the shore. South winds 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest overnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. Wind chill readings to 15 below zero.

Saturday, warmer. Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 30. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Saturday night, a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 9 to 14 above. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Extended forecast: Sunday, colder. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 17. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night, partly cloudy. Lows 1 to 6 above.

Washingtons Birthday and Monday night, warmer. Cloudy with snow likely. Highs around 26. Lows 15 to 20. Chance of snow 60 percent.

Tuesday, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 25. Tuesday night, cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 4 to 9 above.

Wednesday, colder. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 16. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Lows 2 to 7 above. Thursday, warmer. Mostly sunny. Highs around 26.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was minus 1 degree, 16 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 5 degrees and the overnight low was minus 8 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .19 inches. Year to date, 3.92 inches. Normal to date, 3.35 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday, 2.4 inches. Season to date, 146.8 inches. Normal to date, 133.0 inches.

Sunset: 6:13 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:54 a.m. Saturday