Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Sunday, a 20% chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday night, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Extended forecast: Monday, a 40% chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Monday night, a chance of showers before 8 p.m, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tuesday, a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Tuesday night, a chance of showers before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Wednesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Thursday, sunny, with a high near 70. Thursday night, mostly clear, with a low around 57. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Lake Superior: Saturday, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots in the afternoon, then veering east late. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, south wind less than 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. Sunday, south wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves
building to 1 to 2 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Friday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 62 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. The high Friday was 70 degrees and the overnight low was 53 degrees.
Precipitation: Friday, none. Year to date, 23.29 inches. Normal to date, 18.09 inches.
Sunset: 9:49 this evening.
Sunrise: 6:08 a.m. Saturday.