Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Thursday, a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday night, a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 50. Sunday, a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Sunday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Monday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Lake Superior: Today, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming east less than 10 knots late. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Thursday, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers through early afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 60 degrees, 1 degree below normal. The high Tuesday was 66 degrees and the overnight low was 53 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, none. Year to date, 10.81 inches. Normal to date, 15.62 inches.

Sunset: 9:47 this evening.

Sunrise:

5:56 a.m. Thursday.