Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow, mainly before 8 a.m. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 30. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday, a slight chance of snow showers between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., then rain and snow showers. High near 39. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday night, showers, mainly before 9 p.m. Low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Extended forecast: Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday, snow showers likely after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Tuesday night, snow showers likely before 9 p.m,. then rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy. Wednesday, rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy. Wednesday night, rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy. Thursday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Lake Superior: Today, north gales to 35 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots by late morning. Gale force gusts up to 44 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow through mid morning, then mostly sunny by late morning. Freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 10 to 20 knots backing south 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Sunday, south wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then rain showers and snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Friday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 30 degrees, which was normal. The high Friday was 31 degrees and the overnight low was 28 degrees.
Precipitation: Friday, .27 inch. Year to date, 10.67 inches. Normal to date, 7.24 inches.
Snowfall: Friday, 2.1 inches. Season to date, 216.4 inches. Normal to date, 177.8 inches.
Sunset: 8:19 this evening.
Sunrise: 7:28 a.m. Sunday.
