Weather
Marquette and vicinity: A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday night: Clear. Lows around 53 inland to around 61 at the shore. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday and Tuesday night: Warm, clear. Highs around 84. Lows around 58 inland to around 64 at the shore. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday: Very warm. Sunny. Highs 80 to 85.
Extended forecast:Wednesday night through Thursday night: Warm. Mostly clear. Lows around 58 inland to around 65 at the shore. Highs around 83. Friday and Friday night: Warm. Partly cloudy. Highs around 83. Lows 60 to 65. Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs around 81. Chance of rain 40 percent. Saturday…Mostly clear with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 61 inland to around 63 at the shore. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 77.
Lake Superior: Today: SSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Waves 1 ft or less. Tonight: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the evening. Clear. Waves 1 ft or less. Tuesday: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Tuesday night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Clear. Waves 1 ft or less. Wednesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Wednesday night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less. Thursday S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Thursday night: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.
Temperatures: The average temperature Sunday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 70 degrees, 5 degrees above normal. The high Sunday was 79 degrees and the overnight low was 60 degrees.
Precipitation: Sunday, zero inches. Year to date, 27.31 inches. Normal to date, 20.10 inches.