Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 46. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Extended forecast:

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 48.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 45.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Lake Superior: Today, east wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 40 degrees, 2 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 48 degrees and the overnight low was 32 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .02 inches. Year to date, 38.86 inches. Normal to date, 28.81 inches.

Sunset: 7:02 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:06 a.m. Saturday.