Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20% chance of showers after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Tuesday night, a chance of showers before 10 p.m., then a chance of drizzle, mainly between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a 40% chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Thursday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 38. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 41. Saturday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Sunday night, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Monday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind less than 10 knots backing southeast 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 28 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers by mid afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tuesday night, southeast wind 20 to 25 knots veering south 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers and drizzle in the evening, then a chance of drizzle after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Wednesday night, west wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 30 degrees, 1 degrees below normal. The high Monday was 34 degrees and the overnight low was 25 degrees.

Precipitation: Monday, .09 inch. Year to date, 23.66 inches. Normal to date, 32.64 inches.

Snowfall: Monday, 1.3 inches. Season to date, 9.7 inches. Normal to date, 14.6 inches.

Sunset: 5:16 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:55 a.m. Wednesday.