Nunapitchuk Airport, Alaska

Now. Nunapitchuk Airport is 39° and overcast at 6 PM. With the wind it feels like 30°. The dew point is 36°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 17 mph.

Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 36° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 6 AM, under cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 38°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 33°. Rain is likely Sunday (58%). Rain is possible Monday (43%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 21 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:38 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% 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 8 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.