Lake Ahquabi State Park, Iowa

Now. Lake Ahquabi State Park is 56° and clear at 11 AM. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the south-southwest at 13 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 64° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 47° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 51): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 75°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 68°. The days ahead look dry.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:29 PM. The Moon is a first quarter, 52% lit, and sets at 12:28 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 1 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.