Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight, rain showers likely before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a 10 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Sunday night, a chance of rain showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Monday, rain and snow showers likely before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Monday night, a chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Tuesday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Lake Superior: Today, west wind 5 to 15 knots veering northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers and snow showers 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 32 degrees, 5 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 42 degrees and the overnight low was 22 degrees.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 181.1 inches. Normal to date, 189.7 inches.

Sunset: 8:43 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:57 a.m. Saturday.