Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 15. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Extended forecast: Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 38. Sunday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Monday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Tuesday,a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Tonight, southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 23 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 30 degrees and the overnight low was 16 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .12 inches. Year to date, 7.58 inches. Normal to date, 4.66 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 11.4 inches. Season to date, 172.1 inches. Normal to date, 149.6 inches.

Sunset: 6.37 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:27 a.m. Friday.