Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 20. North winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows 7 to 12 above. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 40 percent.

Extended forecast: Friday, breezy. Snow showers. Areas of blowing snow. Highs around 24. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Friday night, breezy. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Lows 4 to 9 above. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Saturday, colder, cloudy. Highs around 12.

Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy. Lows around 2 below inland to around 4 above at the shore. Highs 8 to 13 above. Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 3 below to 2 above.

Monday, a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs 4 to 9 above inland to around 10 above at the shore. Chance of snow 40 percent. Monday night, partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below inland to around 4 below at the shore.

Tuesday, mostly cloudy. Highs around 9 above. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 2 below to 3 above. Wednesday, a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs 9 to 14 above. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind 20 to 25 knots backing northwest 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 24 degrees, 11 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 29 degrees and the overnight low was19 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 4.36 inches. Normal to date, 1.88 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 122.0 inches. Normal to date, 103.6 inches.

Sunset: 5:45 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:20 a.m. Friday.