Marquette and vicinity:

Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Extended forecast:

Friday, a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 70. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 57. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 83. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Monday, sunny, with a high near 83. Monday night, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Tuesday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Lake Superior:

Today, south wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, south wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 36 knots. Mostly clear with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms through midnight, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures:

The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 59 degrees, 2 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 69 degrees and the overnight low was 49 degrees.

Precipitation:

Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 19.60 inches. Normal to date, 25.08 inches.

Sunset:

7:59 this evening

Sunrise:

7:30 a.m. Friday.