Marquette and vicinity: Today, a chance of rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 7 a.m., then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, a 10 percent chance of showers before 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Extended forecast:

Thursday, a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.

Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Friday night, a chance of snow showers after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday, a chance of snow showers before 8 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Lake Superior:

Today, southeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering south 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, southwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 45 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 28 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 30 degrees and the overnight low was 26 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 12.53 inches. Normal to date, 7.68 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, .2 inches. Season to date, 228.0 inches. Normal to date, 181.2 inches.

Sunset: 8:24 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:20 a.m. Thursday.