Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Extended forecast: Wednesday, showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Wednesday night, a 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday, a 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Thursday night, showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Friday, showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Friday night, a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Saturday, a chance of showers before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 48. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 53. Sunday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gale force gusts up to 38 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 61 degrees, 20 degrees above normal. The high Monday was 74 degrees and the overnight low was 48 degrees.

Precipitation: Monday, 0 inches. Year to date, 29.79 inches. Normal to date, 30.01 inches.

Sunset: 6:50 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:15 a.m. Wednesday.