Marquette and vicinity: Today, breezy, colder. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Highs 24 to 29 inland to around 31 at the shore. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Tonight, breezy. Patchy blowing snow in the evening. A chance of snow showers in the evening, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 22. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.

Extended forecast: Thursday, mostly cloudy. Highs 27 to 32 inland to around 33 at the shore. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 24. Highs 36 to 41. Friday night, cloudy with a chance of snow showers. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 18 to 23 inland to around 24 at the shore. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Saturday, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs 27 to 32 inland to around 33 at the shore. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Lows 9 to 14 above inland to around 17 at the shore. Sunday, a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35. Chance of snow 30 percent. Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 16 to 21. Highs 27 to 32 inland to around 33 at the shore.

Lake Superior: Gale warning in effect through late tonight. Today, west wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 47 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet. Tonight, northwest wind up to 30 knots with storm force gusts up to 48 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves building to 15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 37 degrees, 12 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 38 degrees and the overnight low was 35 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .13 inches. Year to date, 40.00 inches. Normal to date,33.99 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, none inches. Season to date, 40.7 inches. Normal to date, 33.99 inches.

Sunset: 5:05 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:13 a.m. Thursday.