Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Saturday night, showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday, showers. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Sunday night, showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Monday, showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Monday night, showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Tuesday, showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Tuesday night, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 58.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind 10 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. Tonight, north wind 15 to 25 knots. Gale force gusts up to 34 knots in the evening. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Thursday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 42 degrees, 4 degrees below normal. The high Thursday was 54 degrees and the overnight low was 30 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday, 0 inches. Year to date, 29.04 inches. Normal to date, 28.38 inches.

Sunset: 7:10 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:04 a.m. Thursday.