Happy Beach, Alaska

Now. Happy Beach is 47° and partly cloudy at 5 PM. With the wind it feels like 43°. The dew point is 40°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northwest at 8 mph.

Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 42° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 32° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 51°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 42°. Rain is likely Sunday (87%), Monday (75%) and Tuesday (64%). Rain is possible tomorrow (41%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 27 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:03 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 9:44 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. The day is 10 hours 17 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.