Marquette and vicinity: Today, much colder. Snow showers. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs around 19. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Tonight, snow showers. Lows 6 to 11 above inland to around 12 at the shore. North winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Extended forecast: Friday, partly cloudy. Highs around 23. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Lows around 19.

Saturday and Saturday night, warmer. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 34. Lows 17 to 22. Sunday, cloudy. Highs around 36. Sunday night, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.Lows around 19. Washington’s birthday, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 28.

Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 6 to 11 above inland to around 12 at the shore. Highs around 20.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind 10 to 20 knots. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, north wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers.

Heavy freezing spray. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 31 degrees, 15 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 40 degrees and the overnight low was 21 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .16 inches. Year to date, 5.35 inches. Normal to date, 3.47 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, .1 inches. Season to date, 132.2 inches. Normal to date, 131.2 inches.

Sunset: 6:17 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:51 a.m. Friday.