Marquette and vicinity: A chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 1pm, then rain. High near 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 7am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday night, snow and freezing rain likely before 11pm, then snow between 11pm and 5am, then snow and freezing rain after 5am. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday, snow and freezing rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday night, a chance of snow and freezing rain before 2am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Monday, a chance of snow showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 36. Tuesday night, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wednesday, rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Lake Superior: Today, southeast wind 10 to 15 knots backing east 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of rain, freezing rain and snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, east wind 15 to 25 knots. Rain possibly mixed with sleet, freezing rain and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet possibly mixed with rain after midnight. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 25 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 45 degrees and the overnight low was 5 degrees.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 150.4 inches. Normal to date, 174.1 inches.

Sunset: 8:14 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:37 a.m. Saturday.