Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 46. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph overnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Thursday, cooler. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs around 64. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Thursday night, a chance of rain showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers overnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Extended forecast: Friday, mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 57. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday night, mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 36 to 41. Saturday, warmer, sunny. Highs around 62 inland to around 56 at the shore. Saturday night, clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 37 to 42. Sunday, sunny. Highs around 67. Sunday night, mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Monday and Monday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 72. Lows around 50. Tuesday, partly cloudy. Highs around 76.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect through this evening. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Rain showers likely through midnight, then a slight chance of rain showers late. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Thursday, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Thursday night, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 74 degrees, 15 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 87 degrees, which tied the record high for the date previously set in 1964 and matched in 2012. The overnight low was 61 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 15.96 inches. Normal to date, 14.57 inches.

Sunset: 9:43 this evening

Sunrise: 5:57 a.m. Thursday.