Northwood Hills Golf Club, Louisiana

Now. Northwood Hills Golf Club is 73° and clear at 12 PM. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the east-northeast at 2 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms until about 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 51° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. 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 83°, and the coolest Sunday, near 78°. The days ahead look dry.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:36 PM. The Moon is a waxing gibbous, 79% lit, and sets at 3:49 AM after midnight. 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 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 11 hours 13 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.