Marquette and vicinity: Today, warmer. Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow in the

afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs around 30. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph overnight.

Extended forecast: Friday, a 20 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 32. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, snow. Lows 22 to 27. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Saturday, breezy. A chance of snow in the morning. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy. Highs 29 to 34. Chance of snow 50 percent. Saturday night, mostly clear. Lows 14 to 19. Sunday and Sunday night, partly cloudy. Highs around 36. Lows 23 to 28. Monday, mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Monday night, partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 27. Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 38. Lows around 30. Wednesday, a chance of rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 43. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Lake Superior: Gale warning in effect through this evening. Today, south wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Snow showers likely in the morning, then snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 11 degrees, 11 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 20 degrees and the overnight low was 1 degree.

Precipitation: Wednesday, trace. Year to date, 25.05 inches. Normal to date, 34.02 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, trace. Season to date, 32.3 inches. Normal to date, 39.3 inches.

Sunset: 5:03 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:23 a.m. Friday