Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tonight, a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Extended forecast:

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Sunday night: Snow showers likely, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Monday night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Tuesday night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet. Tonight, northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 45 degrees, 6 degrees above normal. The high Thursday was 48 degrees and the overnight low was 41 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, .36 inches. Year to date, 40.74 inches. Normal to date, 30.60 inches.

Sunset: 6:43 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:25 Sunday.