Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Extended forecast: Saturday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 27. Sunday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Monday, snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Monday night, a chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Tuesday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Lake Superior: Today, north wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots by late morning. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, north wind 15 to 25 knots. Freezing spray in the evening. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.
Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 20 degrees, 0 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 25 degrees and the overnight low was 14 degrees.
Snowfall: Wednesday, 0.6 inches. Year to date, 36.8 inches. Normal to date, 52.2 inches.
Sunset: 5:05 this evening.
Sunrise: 8:31 a.m. Saturday.
