Marquette and vicinity:

Today, partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 40. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Extended forecast:

Sunday, showers, mainly before 9 a.m. High near 51. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday night, a 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Monday, a 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Monday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Tuesday, a chance of showers before 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 45. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Thursday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Thursday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Lake Superior:

Today, south wind less than 10 knots backing east in the afternoon, then backing northeast late. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers late. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, north wind 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Rain showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Sunday, northeast wind 5 to 15 knots veering east less than 10 knots by mid afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures:

The average temperature Friday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 50 degrees, 15 degrees above normal. The high Friday was 55 degrees and the overnight low was 44 degrees.

Precipitation: Friday, 0.02 inches. Year to date, 6.32 inches. Normal to date, 8.55 inches.

Snowfall:

Friday, 0 inches. Season to date, 104.5 inches. Normal to date, 193.8 inches.

Sunset:

8:32 this evening.

Sunrise:

7:09 a.m. Sunday