Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Extended forecast:

Saturday, sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.

Tonight, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 54 degrees, 2 degrees abovew normal.

The high Thursday was xx degrees and the overnight low was xx degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, none. Year to date, 21.63 inches. Normal to date, 12.45 inches.

Sunset: 9:22 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:11 a.m. Saturday.