Weather

Ironwood: 79, 56. Houghton: 82, 58. Escanaba: 76, 60.
Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Extended forecast: Tuesday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Wednesday, a 30 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Wednesday night, mostly clear, with a low around 56. Thursday, sunny, with a high near 74. Thursday night, clear, with a low around 58. Friday, sunny, with a high near 82. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 85. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 67. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Lake Superior: Today. south wind less than 10 knots backing northeast by late morning. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, east wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to1 foot.
Temperatures: The average temperature Saturday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 64 degrees, 2 degrees below normal. The high Saturday was xx degrees and the overnight low was 54 degrees.
Precipitation: Saturday, 0 inches. Year to date, 22.08 inches. Normal to date, 19.32 inches.
Sunset: 9:33 this evening.
Sunrise: 6:21 a.m. Tuesday.