Marquette and vicinity: Winter storm warning in effect from 7 p.m. today to 1 p.m. Saturday. Today, a 50 percent chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 31. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Tonight, snow showers. Patchy blowing snow overnight. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Lows around 27. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 10 to 20 mph overnight. Chance of snow 90 percent

Extended forecast: Saturday, cloudy with snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of freezing rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Moderate snow accumulation. Highs around 32. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Saturday night, clear. Lows 17 to 22. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday, mostly sunny. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Highs around 37. Sunday night and Monday, mostly clear. Lows 24 to 29. Highs around 38. Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 27. Highs around 37. Tuesday night, cloudy. Lows around 28.

Wednesday, a chance of rain and snow showers in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 44. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Lows around 31. Thursday, breezy. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 42. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Lake Superior: Gale watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. Today, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots through early afternoon, then veering east by mid afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of drizzle by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, east wind 10 to 15 knots backing northeast 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 33 knots. Snow showers in the evening, then snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers after midnight. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Saturday, north wind up to 30 knots backing northwest in the afternoon. Gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Cloudy with snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 23 degrees, 1 degree above normal. The high Thursday was 29 degrees and the overnight low was 16 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .09 inches. Year to date, 25.14 inches. Normal to date, 34.91 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday, 1.1 inches. Season to date, 33.4 inches. Normal to date, 40.6 inches.

Sunset: 5:03 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:24 a.m. Saturday