Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Saturday night, a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Sunday, a chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 63 degrees, 4 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 74 degrees and the overnight low was 52 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 27.35 inches. Normal to date, 24.43 inches.

Sunset: 8:07 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:26 a.m. Friday.