Buskin Beach, Alaska

Now. Buskin Beach is 44° and mostly cloudy at 11 PM. With the wind it feels like 38°. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the southeast at 13 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 38° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 50°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 43°. Rain is likely tomorrow (84%), Sunday (87%), Monday (77%) and Tuesday (88%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 25 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 31°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 22 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.