Marquette and vicinity: Today, rain. High near 40. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight, rain before 4 a.m., then snow, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 25. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Friday, snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 24 by 3 p.m. Windy, with a north wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible. Friday night, snow. Low around 18. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Extended forecast: Saturday, snow. High near 23. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Saturday night, snow likely, mainly before 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday, a chance of snow before 9 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind less than 10 knots. Rain. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, southeast wind less than 10 knots becoming

north up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 41 knots after midnight. Rain in the evening, then rain and snow after midnight.

Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. Friday, north gales to 35 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Storm force gusts up to 52 knots. Snow. Freezing spray. Waves building to 15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet, then subsiding to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 44 degrees, 24 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 44 degrees and the overnight low was 24 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 9.38 inches. Normal to date, 5.85 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 197.7 inches. Normal to date, 165.0 inches.

Sunset: 7:57 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:59 a.m. Friday.