Ustinam Sitxaa, Alaska

Now. Ustinam Sitxaa is 37° and light rain at 10 PM. With the wind it feels like 25°. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northwest at 23 mph, gusting to 37 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 34° by 6 AM, under cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

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

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 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 26 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.