Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast:

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 47.

Sunday night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 46.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Lake Superior: Today, northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Tonight, northeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering east less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 45 degrees, 1 degree below normal. The high Wednesday was 49 degrees and the overnight low was 40 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .08 inches. Year to date, 38.84 inches. Normal to date, 28.67 inches.

Sunset: 7:09 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:04 a.m. Friday.