Pilot Station Airport, Alaska

Now. Pilot Station Airport is 33° and overcast at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 24°. The dew point is 29°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 14 mph, gusting to 24 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 36° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 28° by 6 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. Highs stay close to 34° all week. Rain is possible Sunday (33%) and Monday (31%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 23 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 25°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:35 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 9:19 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 9 hours 57 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.