Sanagan, Alaska

Now. Sanagan is 44° and partly cloudy at 7 PM. With the wind it feels like 33°. The dew point is 36°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Near gale from the northwest at 35 mph, gusting to 56 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 40° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 50°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 44°. Rain is likely tomorrow (55%), Saturday (95%), Sunday (83%), Monday (83%), Tuesday (95%) and Wednesday (76%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 29 mph.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 8:05 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 10:12 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 35 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.