Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy overnight. Lows around 38. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Friday, mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 57. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday night, clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 35 to 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, warmer, sunny. Highs 60 to 65. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night and Sunday, clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs around 70 inland to around 64 at the shore. Sunday night, mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Monday and Monday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 74. Lows around 53. Tuesday, partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 57. Wednesday, very warm. Partly cloudy. Highs around 83 inland to around 77 at the shore.

Lake Superior: Tonight, north wind less than 10 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Friday, northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Friday night, northwest wind less than 10 knots veering north after midnight. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 62 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 72 degrees and the overnight low was 51 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .80 inches. Year to date, 16.76 inches. Normal to date, 14.67 inches.

Sunset: 9:43 this evening

Sunrise: 5:57 a.m. Friday.