Marquette and vicinity: Today, areas of dense fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 55. North wind around 5 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Thursday, partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Extended forecast: Saturday, sunny, with a high near 69. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Sunday night, showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Monday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Monday night, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Tuesday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, variable wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. Thursday, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming north less than 10 knots by mid afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 66 degrees, 1 degree above normal. The high Tuesday was 72 degrees and the overnight low was 60 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 23.29 inches. Normal to date, 17.77 inches.

Sunset: 9:44 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:06 a.m. Thursday.