Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Extended forecast: Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Thursday, a 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Thursday night, showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Friday, showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Friday night, showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Lake Superior: Today, variable wind less than 10 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, variable wind less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 62 degrees, 2 degrees below normal. The high Monday was 72 degrees and the overnight low was 51 degrees.

Precipitation: Monday, 0 inches. Year to date, 22.78 inches. Normal to date, 21.24 inches.

Sunset: 9:02 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:48 a.m. Wednesday.