Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday, showers likely, mainly before 2 .pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday night, a 40% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Extended forecast: Friday, a chance of rain and snow showers before 10 a.m, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Saturday, a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Saturday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 50. Sunday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Lake Superior: Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Rain showers likely. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding

to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Thursday, north wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of

rain showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 51 degrees, 1 degree above normal. The high Tuesday was 54 degrees and the overnight low was 47 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .09 inch. Year to date, 34.79 inches. Normal to date, 25.96 inches.

Sunset: 7:31 this evening

Sunrise: 7:49 a.m. Thursday.