Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight, showers. Low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Extended forecast:

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Sunday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Columbus Day: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Monday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Tuesday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Tonight, northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Rain showers. Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 59 degrees, 11 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 67 degrees and the overnight low was 50 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .24 inches. Year to date, 37.73 inches. Normal to date, 27.83 inches.

Sunset: 7:21 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:56 a.m. Saturday.