Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.Tonight, a 30% chance of showers, mainly between 10 p,m, and 4 a,m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Friday, a 20% chance of showers between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Monday night, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 51. Tuesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 38. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind less than 10 knots in the morning becoming variable. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, southwest wind less than 10 knots veering northwest 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Friday, northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 41 degrees, 5 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 49 degrees and the overnight low was 33 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 9.32 inches. Normal to date, 11.09 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 111.3 inches. Normal to date, 195.09 inches.

Sunset: 9:06 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:27 a.m. Friday.