Marquette and vicinity: Today, rain and snow showers likely before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Extended forecast: Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Monday night, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 49. Tuesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 37. Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 54. Wednesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Thursday, mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with scattered rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers in the afternoon. Sunny late. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight,, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Saturday, northwest wind less than 10 knots veering north by mid afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 39 degrees, 7 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 49 degrees and the overnight low was 29 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, trace. Year to date, 9.32 inches. Normal to date, 11.18 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday, none. Season to date, 111.3 inches. Normal to date, 196.0 inches.

Sunset: 9:08 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:24 a.m. Saturday.