Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Extended forecast: Friday, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 80. Saturday night, a chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Monday, sunny, with a high near 66. Monday night, mostly clear, with a low around 51. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 73.

Lake Superior: Today, southeast wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, south wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 27 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 67 degrees, 5 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 75 degrees and the overnight low was 58 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0.79 inches. Year to date, 26.15 inches. Normal to date, 22.74 inches.

Sunset: 8:34 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:08 a.m. Friday.