Marquette and vicinity: Today, colder. Snow showers likely. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs around 15. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Tonight, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 1 to 6 above inland to around 9 above at the shore. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, a 20 percent chance of snow showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 17. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, a 40 percent chance of snow showers overnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1 above inland to around 7 above at the shore. Saturday, snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 24. Chance of snow 60 percent. Saturday night, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 8 to 13 above. Sunday, breezy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20. Chance of snow 60 percent. Sunday night and Monday, cold. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 4 below to 1 above. Highs 4 to 9 above. Monday night, a chance of snow showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 7 below inland to around 1 below at the shore. Chance of snow 40 percent. Tuesday, mostly cloudy. Highs around 14.

Lake Superior: Today, northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely. Freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. tonight, north wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Light freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 16 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 27 degrees and the overnight low was 16 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .87 inches, a record for the date. The previous record of .43 inches had been set in 1998. Year to date, .91 inches. Normal to date, .38 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 8.8 inches, a record for the date. The previous record was 5.3 inches, set in 2010. Season to date, 74.1 inches. Normal to date, 76.2 inches.

Sunset: 5:19 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:34 a.m. Friday.