Marquette and vicinity: Today, warmer. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 27. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 21. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, warmer. A chance of snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and rain in the morning, then rain and snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 36. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Friday night, a chance of freezing rain and snow, possibly mixed with rain in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 25. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Christmas Day, a chance of snow in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 32. Chance of snow 30 percent. Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows 17 to 22. Sunday, a chance of snow in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 27. 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, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs around 29. Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows 15 to 20. Highs around 28. Tuesday night, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows around 19. Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs around 28.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind less than 10 knots backing southeast in the afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, south wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 13 degrees, 5 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 17 degrees and the overnight low was 9 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .03 inches. Year to date, 27.40 inches. Normal to date, 35.98 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, .7 inches. Year to date, 53.0 inches. Normal to date, 57.5 inches.

Sunset: 5:07 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:32 a.m. Friday