Marquette and vicinity: Today, scattered snow showers, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night, snow. Low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Sunday, snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday night, a chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Monday, a chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Tuesday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Tuesday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wednesday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.

Lake Superior: Friday, northeast wind 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy with isolated snow showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, north wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers in the evening, then scattered snow showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 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 15 degrees, 2 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 20 degrees and the overnight low was 9 degrees.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 0.3 inches. Year to date, 73.6 inches. Normal to date, 108.9 inches.

Sunset: 5:53 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:15 a.m. Saturday.