Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers, mainly after 8am. High near 46. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Tonight, rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Extended forecast: Friday, a 30 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Saturday night, a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Sunday, a chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Sunday night, showers, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Monday, showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Monday night, showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Tuesday, showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Lake Superior: Today, northeast wind up to 30 knots. Rain showers. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. Tonight, north wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 40 knots. Rain showers. Waves building to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 60 degrees, 22 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 69 degrees and the overnight low was 50 degrees.

Precipitation: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 30.02 inches. Normal to date, 30.95 inches.

Sunset: 6:36 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:31 a.m. Friday.