Marquette and vicinity: Today, rain, possibly mixed with snow before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain between 11 a.m. and noon. High near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, a 40% chance of rain, mainly after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 5 mph. Friday, a 20% chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Friday night, a 40% chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 10 mph. Saturday, rain likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Saturday night, rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Extended forecast: Sunday, rain likely before 8 a.m., then rain and snow likely between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., then rain after 2 p,m. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy. Sunday night, rain before 8 p.m., then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Monday, rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy. Monday night, a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Tuesday, a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots by late morning. Rain through mid morning, then a slight chance of rain by late morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to

2 feet. Tonight, southeast wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after

midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. Friday, east wind less than 10 knots backing northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 38 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 45 degrees and the overnight low was 31 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, none. Year to date, 15.07 inches. Normal to date, 10.17 inches.

Snowfall: Wednesday, none. Season to date, 232.8 inches. Normal to date, 194.4 inches.

Sunset: 8:54 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:42 a.m. Friday.