Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 4pm. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday night, a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Friday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Friday night, a chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 26. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Sunday, a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Sunday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Lake Superior: Gale warning from 1 a.m. today through Thursday morning. Today, northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 41 knots. Snow possibly mixed with rain in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Blowing snow and areas of dense fog through the day. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Waves building to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet. Tonight, north wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 41 knots. Snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Monday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 29 degrees, 9 degrees above normal. The high Monday was 46 degrees and the overnight low was 12 degrees.

Snowfall: Monday, 0 inches. Year to date, 119.8 inches. Normal to date, 152.1 inches.

Sunset: 6:41 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:23 a.m. Wednesday.