Marquette and vicinity: Winter storm watch in effect from this evening through Thursday evening. Today, snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs around 20. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Tonight, snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches near marquette and near skandia, of 5 to 8 inches over the higher terrain. Lows around 12. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent.

Extended forecast: Thursday, snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Heavy snow accumulation. Highs around 16. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent. Thursday night, snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Cloudy. Lows 2 below to 3 above inland to around 6 above at the shore. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Friday, mostly cloudy. Highs around 15. Friday night and saturday, warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows 1 to 6 above. Highs around 26. Saturday night, mostly cloudy. Lows 8 to 13 above. Sunday, partly cloudy. Highs around 28. Sunday night, mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20. Monday and monday night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 34. Lows around 21. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 28. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Lake Superior: Today, northeast wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Tonight, northeast wind 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Heavy freezing spray through the night. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday, at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 20 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 25 degrees and the overnight low was 14 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .08 inches. Year to date, 5.63 inches. Normal to date, 3.96 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, 2.0 inches. Season to date, 138.2 inches. Normal to date, 139.2 inches.

Sunset: 6:26 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:43 a.m. Thursday.