Platinum Airport, Alaska

Now. Platinum Airport is 39° and overcast at 6 PM. With the wind it feels like 28°. The dew point is 36°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northwest at 23 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 41° by 6 PM. Tonight holds near 40°, under cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 43°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 38°. Rain is likely Sunday (82%). Rain is possible Monday (48%) and Tuesday (42%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 38 mph. The first freeze could come Wednesday, a low of 31°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:40 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:01 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 16 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.