Weather
Marquette and vicinity:
Today, scattered showers, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, isolated showers before 11 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Extended forecast:
Sunday, a 20 percent chance of showers before 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Monday night, mostly clear, with a low around 50. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 75. Tuesday night, clear, with a low around 53. Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 76. Wednesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 55. Thursday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Lake Superior:
Today, west wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Tonight, west wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Sunday, west wind less than 10 knots veering northwest 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
Temperatures:
The average temperature Friday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 58 degrees, 5 degrees above normal. The high Friday was 73 degrees and the overnight low was 42 degrees.
Precipitation:
Friday, 0 inches. Year to date, 19.85 inches. Normal to date, 26.32 inches.
Sunset:
7:41 this evening
Sunrise:
7:42 a.m. Sunday.