Lowell Point State Recreation Site, Alaska

Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 12 AM, the chance peaking at 56% around 3 AM.

Now. Lowell Point State Recreation Site is 43° and light rain at 11 PM. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the south-southeast at 5 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 40° by 8 AM, under cloud.

The week. Highs stay close to 45° all week. Rain is likely tomorrow (91%), Sunday (57%), Monday (90%), Tuesday (91%) and Wednesday (64%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 22 mph. The first freeze could come Sunday, 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 south-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 13 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.