Marquette and vicinity: Winter storm warning in effect from 1 a.m. today to 1 a.m. Friday. Today, snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Highs around 16. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent. Tonight, 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.

Extended forecast: Friday, a slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 15. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. 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, breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 34. Lows around 21. Tuesday, breezy. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 28. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Lake Superior: heavy freezing spray warning in effect through Friday morning, gale warning in effect through this evening. Today, east wind 20 to 25 knots backing northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. Tonight, north wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 27 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Heavy freezing spray through the night. Waves 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 14 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 17 degrees and the overnight low was 10 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .26 inches. Year to date, 5.89 inches. Normal to date, 4.05 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 6.2 inches. Season to date, 144.4 inches. Normal to date, 140.5 inches.

Sunset: 6:27 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:40 a.m. Friday.