Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Extended forecast:

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Tonight, northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 68 degrees, 2 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 72 degrees and the overnight low was 63 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .07 inches. Year to date, 28.13 inches. Normal to date, 19.22 inches.

Sunset: 9:35 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:18 a.m. Friday.