Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs 25 to 30. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent. Tonight, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers after midnight. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.

Extended forecast: Saturday, snow showers. Highs 20 to 25 inland to around 26 at the shore. Temperature falling into the upper teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Saturday night, patchy blowing snow in the evening. Numerous snow showers in the evening, then scattered snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows 7 to 12 above. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 22. Lows 15 to 20. Monday through Wednesday, mostly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35. Lows around 17 inland to around 23 at the shore. Wednesday night and Thanksgiving day, mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 17 to 22. Highs 28 to 33.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers through early afternoon, then scattered snow showers late. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Tonight, southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Saturday, southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots in the afternoon. Numerous snow showers in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 26 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 29 degrees and the overnight low was 22 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .02 inches. Year to date, 39.47 inches. Normal to date, 32.83 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday, .3 inches. Season to date,33.2 inches. Normal to date, 16.3 inches.

Sunset: 5:14 this evening.

Sunrise: 7.57 a.m. Saturday.