Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Highs around 34. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Tonight, cold, clear. Lows around 14 inland to around 21 at the shore. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday, sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 41. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, clear. Lows 23 to 28. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, warmer. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 51. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Saturday night, a 40 percent chance of rain showers, possibly mixed with snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 27. Sunday, colder. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 38. Sunday night, a chance of snow showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 25. Chance of snow 30 percent. Monday, a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 44. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday night, a chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 27. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Tuesday, mostly cloudy. Highs around 43. Tuesday night, partly cloudy. Lows around 25. Wednesday, a chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 43. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect from 11 a.m. today through this evening. Early this morning, west wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Today, west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Tonight, west wind 10 to 15 knots backing southwest 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Friday, west wind less than 10 knots through early afternoon becoming variable. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Friday night, south wind less than 10 knots veering southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 19 degrees, 19 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 28 degrees and the overnight low was 8 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, trace. Year to date, 11.22 inches. Normal to date, 9.9 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, trace. Season to date, 204.4 inches. Normal to date, 197.1 inches.

Sunset: 8:40 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:59 a.m. Friday