Kobuk Airport, Alaska

Now. Kobuk Airport is 23° and clear at 9 PM. With the wind it feels like 17°. The dew point is 19°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north-northwest at 5 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 19° by 12 AM, with some 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 28°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 18°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 15°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. 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. The day is 9 hours 32 minutes long, 7 minutes shorter than yesterday.