Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Extended forecast: Thursday, a 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Thursday night, a 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Friday, a chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Saturday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 61. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 46. Monday, sunny, with a high near 69.

Lake Superior: Today, south wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny through early afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, south wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 44 degrees, 1 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 57 degrees and the overnight low was 31 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, 0.06 inches. Year to date, 11.58 inches. Normal to date, 5.92 inches.

Sunset: 8:59 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:37 a.m. Thursday.