Retailers are geared up for Black Friday in Marshalltown and the surrounding regional areas. Some of the retail outlets got an early start on Thanksgiving Day and consumers did respond, those that were bored after Thanksgiving Day festivities subsided. It was a cloudy gloomy day on Thanksgiving Day in Marshalltown, it got up to 38 at the airport and 40 at the Marshall County Sheriff`s office. The high temp Friday is expected to hit 42.