Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers, mainly after noon. High near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight, showers, mainly before 2 a.m. Low around 42. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Extended forecast:

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

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

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

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

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind less than 10 knots veering northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots in the afternoon. Showers. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.

Tonight, north wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Showers likely. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 49 degrees, 7 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 58 degrees and the overnight low was 39 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, .none. Year to date, 39.11 inches. Normal to date, 29.68 inches.

Sunset: 6:57 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:14 a.m. Friday.