Qigduxtam Kadaa, Alaska

Now. Qigduxtam Kadaa is 35° and mostly clear at 12 AM. With the wind it feels like 24°. The dew point is 30°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northwest at 20 mph, gusting to 35 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 40° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 1 AM, under cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 46°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 42°. Rain is likely tomorrow (83%). Rain is possible Sunday (35%), Monday (34%), Tuesday (41%) and Thursday (41%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 22 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 32°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 8:13 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 11:07 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 21 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.