Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Tonight, a10 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 18. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Saturday, a 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Saturday night, a chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 23. Sunday night, a chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Monday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Monday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Tuesday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Lake Superior: Today, north wind 20 to 25 knots backing northwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Freezing spray in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 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 -10 degrees, 14 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was -2 degrees and the overnight low was 19 degrees.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 57.4 inches. Normal to date, 98.2 inches.

Sunset: 5:41 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:23 a.m. Friday.