Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, breezy, warmer. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 57. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming south 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 44 to 49. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 15 mph overnight. Tuesday, a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers overnight. Lows 44 to 49. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Extended forecast: Wednesday and Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 54. Lows 36 to 41. Thursday and Thursday night, mostly clear. Highs around 50. Lows 34 to 39. Friday and Friday night, warmer. Partly cloudy. Highs around 62. Lows 46 to 51. Saturday, mostly sunny. Highs around 62. Saturday night and Sunday, partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48. Highs around 59.
Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect through late tonight. Today, south wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Partly cloudy. Isolated rain showers by mid afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.
Tonight, southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 32 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
Temperatures:The average temperature Sunday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 40 degrees, 8 degrees below normal. The high Sunday was 45 degrees and the overnight low was 34 degrees.
Precipitation: Sunday, .05 inches. Year to date, 36.17 inches. Normal to date, 26.63 inches.
Snowfall: Sunday, 0.2 inches. Season to date, 0.8 inches. Normal to date, 0.5 inches.
Sunset: 7:21 this evening.
Sunrise: 7:57 a.m. Tuesday