Marquette and vicinity: Today, cold. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 5 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 20 percent. Tonight, a slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Cloudy. Lows 4 below to 1 above. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Extended forecast: Saturday and Saturday night, much warmer. Cloudy. Highs around 21. Lows around 15. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Sunday, cloudy. Highs around 26. Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Monday, cloudy. Highs around 32. Monday night, snow showers likely. Lows around 28. Chance of snow 70 percent. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers in the morning. Cloudy. Highs around 35. Chance of snow 40 percent. Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs around 36. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 26. Thursday, cloudy. Highs around 34.

Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon. Today, northwest wind 20 to 25 knots backing west 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 32 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 10 degrees, 4 degree /below normal. The high Thursday was 17 degrees and the overnight low was 3 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .04 inches. Year to date, 4.60 inches. Normal to date, 2.48 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday, .8 inches. Season to date, 128.1 inches. Normal to date, 114.3 inches.

Sunset:5:57 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:11 a.m. Saturday