Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 1 p.m. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight, a 40% chance of snow showers, mainly after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday, snow showers likely before 1 p.m, then a chance of snow after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Wednesday night, snow, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 15. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Extended forecast: Thursday, snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 18. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Thursday night, snow showers, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery. Friday, a chance of snow showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Friday night, a chance of snow showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Saturday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Monday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy. Heavy freezing spray through the day. Snow showers likely through mid morning. A chance of snow showers by late morning, then a slight chance of snow showers late. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Tonight, northwest wind less than 10 knots veering northeast after midnight. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Wednesday, northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 16 degrees, 1 degree below normal. The high Monday was 24 degrees and the overnight low was 8 degrees.

Precipitation: Monday, .02 inch. Year to date, 5.47 inches. Normal to date, 3.88 inches.

Snowfall: Monday, 0.50 inch. Season to date, 135.1 inches. Normal to date, 137.8 inches.

Sunset: 6:24 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:42 a.m. Wednesday.