Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight, showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Thursday, a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Thursday night, mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 72. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 77. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Sunday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Monday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Monday night, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Lake Superior: Today, southeast wind less than 10 knots backing east by late morning. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers by late morning. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of

thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Thursday, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 60 degrees, 6 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 66 degrees and the overnight low was 54 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, .08 inch. Year to date, 28.06 inches. Normal to date, 19.12 inches.

Sunset: 9:36 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:17 a.m. Thursday.