Island Beach, Connecticut

Now. Island Beach is 59° and clear at 12 PM. The dew point is 36°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northeast at 4 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 49° by 2 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 55): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 66°, and the coolest Friday, near 57°. The days ahead look dry.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:08 PM. The Moon is a waxing gibbous, 61% lit, and sets at 1:10 AM after midnight. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. 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 bright Moon hides all but the brightest of them. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 59 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.