Marquette and vicinity: Today, scattered showers, mainly before 7 a.m. Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of showers after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Extended forecast:

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: A chance of showers after 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday night: Showers likely, mainly after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Tuesday night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of showers through mid morning. Patchy fog through mid morning. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Tonight, north wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to2 to 3 feet.

Saturday, north wind 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 50 degrees, 8 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 52 degrees and the overnight low was 47 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 09 inches. Year to date, 39.25 inches. Normal to date, 29.76 inches.

Sunset: 6:55 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:15 a.m. Saturday.