Marquette and vicinity: Thursday, cooler. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night, clear. Lows 46 to 51. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday, sunny. Highs around 75. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 75. Saturday night and Sunday, mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Highs around 69. Sunday night, clear. Lows around 49 inland to around 56 at the shore. Monday, mostly sunny. Highs around 73. Monday night, clear. Lows around 51 inland to around 58 at the shore. Tuesday through Wednesday, mostly clear. Highs around 79. Lows around 54 inland to around 60 at the shore.

Lake Superior: Thursday, north wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy through mid afternoon then clearing. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Tonight, north wind 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Friday, North wind less than 10 knots through early afternoon becoming variable. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 65 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 83 degrees and the overnight low was 52 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 14.33 inches. Normal to date, 20.06 inches.

Sunset: 9:26 this evening

Sunrise: 6:28 a.m. Friday.