Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 10. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast:

Thursday, mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday night, snow. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Snow before 2 p.m., then rain and snow likely. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday night, rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.

Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery.

Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Sunday, a chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Sunday night, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday, a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Lake Superior: Gale warning in effect through this afternoon. Today, northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Freezing spray through the day. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet, then subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.

Tonight, west wind 10 to 20 knots backing southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 28 knots. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 28 degrees, 1 degree below normal. The high Tuesday was 37 degrees and the overnight low was 18 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 10.25 inches. Normal to date, 6.96 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, trace. Season to date, 211.7 inches. Normal to date, 175.6 inches.

Sunset: 8:15 this evening

Sunrise: x7:34 a.m. Thursday