Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, scattered snow showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, isolated snow showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Extended forecast: Tuesday, sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wednesday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Thursday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 22. Friday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Tonight, west wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Heavy freezing spray through the night. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.
Temperatures: The average temperature Saturday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 11 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. The high Saturday was 22 degrees and the overnight low was -1 degrees.
Snowfall: Saturday, 0.1 inches. Year to date, 57.3 inches. Normal to date, 94.1 inches.
Sunset: 5:37 this evening.
Sunrise: 8:26 a.m. Tuesday.