Chefornak Airport, Alaska

Now. Chefornak Airport is 38° and overcast at 7 PM. With the wind it feels like 27°. The dew point is 34°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northwest at 25 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 36° by 11 PM, under cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 40°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 36°. Rain is likely Sunday (71%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 28 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 29°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:48 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 8:52 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 12 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.