Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny. Highs around 18. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 8 above. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 18. Temperature falling to between 5 and 10 above in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 3 below to 8 below zero.

Friday and Friday night, bitterly cold. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 3 above. Lows 2 below to 7 below zero. Saturday, much warmer. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 23.

Saturday night, a chance of snow showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Chance of snow 40 percent. Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Highs around 27. Lows around 12. Monday, cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 29.

Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 27 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 0 degrees, 13 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 11 degrees and the overnight low was minus 11 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, none. Year to date, 4.56 inches. Normal to date, 2.33 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, none. Season to date, 127.3 inches. Normal to date, 11.6 inches.

Sunset: 5:54 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:13 a.m. Thursday.