Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 57. Saturday, patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 57. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 68. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 54. Monday, sunny, with a high near 74. Monday night, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Tuesday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind less than 10 knots veering northeast in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot. Tonight, southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south after midnight. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 53 degrees, 0 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 65 degrees and the overnight low was 40 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 27.52 inches. Normal to date, 26.32 inches.

Sunset: 7:39 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:44 a.m. Friday.