Akiak Airport, Alaska

Now. Akiak Airport is 36° and overcast at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 29°. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north-northwest at 10 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 32° by 5 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 40°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 35°. Rain is likely tomorrow (58%), Sunday (54%) and Monday (54%). Rain is possible Tuesday (30%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 21 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 8:24 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 9 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.