Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, a slight chance of snow showers before 8 a.m., then a chance of snow showers after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, snow showers likely, mainly between 7 p.m. and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. New Year’s Day, a 40% chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday night, a 40% chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Extended forecast: Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 17. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 23. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Tuesday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Tuesday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wednesday, snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Wednesday night, snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Thursday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.

Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 5 to 15 knots veering west less than 10 knots by mid afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers early. A chance of snow showers by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Freezing spray through the night. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Saturday, north wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 13 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 20 degrees and the overnight low was 5 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .01 inch. Year to date, 27.92 inches. Normal to date, 36.61 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday, .02 inch. Season to date, 61.9 inches. Normal to date, 68.1 inches.

Sunset: 5:13 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:34 a.m. Saturday.