Marquette and vicinity: Today, much colder. Scattered snow showers in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs around 35. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Tonight, mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows 22 to 27. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Friday, mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 34. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday night, mostly clear. Lows 20 to 25. Light winds.

Extended forecast: Saturday, much warmer. Partly cloudy. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, possibly mixed with rain overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 31. Sunday, cooler. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs around 40. Sunday night, snow showers, possibly mixed with rain in the evening, then snow showers likely overnight. Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Monday, breezy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 33. Chance of snow 60 percent. Monday night and Tuesday, cold. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 23. Highs around 32. Tuesday night and Wednesday, cold. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 18 to 23. Highs around 33.

Lake Superior: Gale warning in effect through late tonight. Today, northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers in the morning, then scattered snow showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. Tonight, northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. Friday, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers through early afternoon, then mostly sunny by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Friday night, west wind less than 10 knots backing south after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 41 degrees, 7 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 51 degrees and the overnight low was 30 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 9.06 inches. Normal to date, 8.44 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 184.3 inches. Normal to date, 193.2 inches.

Sunset: 8:31 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:11 a.m. Friday