Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight, a chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Extended forecast: Saturday, sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 40. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 58. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 43. Monday, sunny, with a high near 64. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely in the morning, then rain showers likely possibly mixed with snow showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 43 degrees, 0 degrees above normal. The high Tuesday was 57 degrees and the overnight low was 29 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, 0.06 inches. Year to date, 14.88 inches. Normal to date, 10.49 inches.

Sunset: 9:00 this evening.

Sunrise: 6:39 a.m. Friday.