Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, showers, mainly before 8 p.m. Low around 44. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday, showers likely, mainly before 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Thursday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Friday, a 40% chance of showers after 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Friday night, a chance of showers before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Saturday, showers likely after 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Saturday night, showers likely, mainly before 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Extended forecast:Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy. Sunday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Monday, a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Monday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Tuesday, a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Lake Superior: Tonight, south wind 15 to 25 knots veering west up to 30 knots after midnight. Gale force gusts up to 43 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers through midnight, then rain showers likely after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. Thursday, northwest wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots by mid afternoon. Gale force gusts up to 43 knots. Cloudy. Rain showers likely through early afternoon, then a chance of rain showers by mid afternoon. Waves building to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 46 degrees, 2 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 59 degrees and the overnight low was 32 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 37.61 inches. Normal to date, 27.85 inches.

Sunset: 7:04 this evening

Sunrise: 8:08 a.m. Thursday.