North Beach, Alaska

Coming up. Rain is likely this evening, from about 6 PM, the chance peaking at 82% around 8 PM.

Now. North Beach is 44° and overcast at 6 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 11 mph, gusting to 31 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 39° by 8 AM, under cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 46°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 42°. Rain is likely tomorrow (88%), Sunday (57%), Monday (90%), Tuesday (91%) and Wednesday (64%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 21 mph. The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 32°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:48 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 7:53 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.