Yakataga Airport, Alaska

Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 10 AM, the chance peaking at 74% around 4 PM.

Now. Yakataga Airport is 49° and overcast at 12 AM. With the wind it feels like 44°. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east-southeast at 12 mph, gusting to 23 mph.

Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 45° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 45° by 6 PM, under cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 50°, and the coolest Thursday, near 45°. Rain is likely tomorrow (76%), Sunday (64%), Monday (88%), Tuesday (99%), Wednesday (96%) and Thursday (71%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 29 mph.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:18 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 8:29 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 10 hours 7 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.