Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy. Highs around 20. West winds 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light overnight.

Extended forecast: Thursday, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs around 27. Light winds.

Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 21. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday, a chance of snow in the morning, then rain and snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 35. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Friday night, a chance of freezing rain and snow, possibly mixed with rain in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows 21 to 26. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Christmas Day, mostly cloudy. Highs around 29. Saturday night, a chance of snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 19. Chance of snow 30 percent. Sunday, a chance of snow in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 26. Chance of snow 30 percent. Sunday night, a chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely overnight. Cloudy. Lows 17 to 22. Chance of snow 60 percent. Monday, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs around 30. Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows 12 to 17. Highs around 25.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning. Freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 15 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 17 degrees and the overnight low was 12 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .21 inches. Year to date, 27.27 inches. Normal to date, 35.89 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, 3.0 inches. Season to date, 50.2 inches. Normal to date, 56.1 inches.

Sunset: 5:06 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:31 a.m. Thursday