Kokhanok Airport, Alaska

Now. Kokhanok Airport is 41° and overcast at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 38°. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 5 mph.

Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 37° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 2 AM, under cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 43°, and the coolest Thursday, near 34°. Rain is likely Sunday (65%), Monday (81%) and Tuesday (66%). Rain is possible Wednesday (32%). The windiest day is Wednesday, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:09 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 9:31 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 10 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.