Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, warm with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs around 84. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight, clear. Lows 60 to 65. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday and Sunday night, very warm. Clear, highs around 85. Lows around 59 inland to around 65 at the shore. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Extended forecast:
Monday, warm, sunny. Highs around 84. Monday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tuesday, warm. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 83. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday night, a chance of showers. Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Chance of rain 40 percent. Wednesday, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy with highs around 81. Chance of rain 30 percent. Wednesday night, a chance of showers in the evening. Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Thursday night, mostly clear with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows 55 to 60. Friday, mostly sunny. Highs around 78.
Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid afternoon, then mostly sunny late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, west wind less than 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Sunday, northwest wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Friday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 72 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. The high Friday was 82 degrees and the overnight low was 61 degrees.
Precipitation: Friday, none. Year to date, 13.66 inches. Normal to date, 19.60 inches.
Sunset: 9:30 this evening
Sunrise: 6:22 a.m. Sunday.