Marquette and vicinity: Today, colder. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Cloudy. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs around 32. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent. Tonight, snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows 16 to 21. North winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Extended forecast: Friday, colder. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 20. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Friday night, mostly clear. Lows 6 to 11 above. Temperature rising into the middle teens after midnight. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Saturday, breezy, warmer. Mostly sunny. Highs around 35.

Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 23. Highs around 36. Monday, cloudy. Highs around 36. Monday night through Tuesday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 26. Highs around 40. Wednesday, cloudy. Highs around 37.

Lake Superior: Today, east wind less than 10 knots backing north 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy.

A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, north wind up to 30 knots. Snow showers.

Freezing spray after midnight. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 31 degrees, 17 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 50 degrees and the overnight low was 12 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 4.82 inches. Normal to date, 2.93 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 131.5inches. Normal to date, 122.1 inches.

Sunset: 6:06 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:02 a.m. Friday.