Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Tonight, cloudy. A chance of drizzle in the evening. Lows around 34. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Friday, cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 49. North winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Friday night, clear. Lows 29 to 34. Light winds.
Extended forecast: Saturday, warmer. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night and sunday, mostly cloudy. Lows around 37. Highs around 53. Sunday night, partly cloudy. Lows around 35.
Monday, mostly sunny. Highs around 57. Monday night through Tuesday night, partly cloudy. Lows around 38. Highs around 60. Wednesday, Partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 59.
Lake Superior: Small craft advisory in effect through Friday afternoon. Tonight, northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the evening. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Friday, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Mostly cloudy through early afternoon then becoming mostly sunny. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Friday night, southwest wind less than 10 knots backing south after midnight. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 38 degrees, 10 degrees below normal. The high Wednesday was 53 degrees and the overnight low was 23 degrees.
Precipitation: Wednesday, .82 inches, which is a record for the date. The previous record of .67 inches had been set in 2010. Year to date, 16.48 inches. Normal to date, 11.29 inches.
Snowfall: Wednesday, .4 inches. Season to date, 227.5 inches. Normal to date, 202.6 inches.
Sunset: 9:10 this evening.
Sunrise: 6:23 a.m. Friday