Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs around 31. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent. Tonight, snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy. Lows around 23. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Extended forecast: Thursday, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs around 28. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 14 inland to around 20 at the shore. Friday, partly cloudy. Highs around 27. Friday night and Saturday, mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs around 27. Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 18 inland to around 19 at the shore. Highs around 29.
Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect through Thursday morning. Today, east wind 20 to 25 knots. Rain showers and snow showers likely possibly mixed with freezing rain in the morning, then snow showers likely possibly mixed with rain showers and freezing rain in the afternoon. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Tonight, east wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers possibly mixed with freezing rain.
Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 28 degrees, 21 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 30 degrees and the overnight low was 26 degrees.
Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, .01 inches. Normal to date, .23 inches.
Snowfall: Tuesday, trace. Season to date, 86.9 inches. Normal to date, 73.5 inches.
Sunset: 5:16 this evening.
Sunrise: 8:35 a.m. Thursday.
