Amavchikilik Pass, Alaska

Now. Amavchikilik Pass is 37° and overcast at 9 PM. With the wind it feels like 25°. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the north-northwest at 28 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 35° by 8 AM, under cloud.

The week. Highs stay close to 38° all week. Rain is likely Sunday (62%). Rain is possible tomorrow (35%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 28 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 29°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 8:42 PM. 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 10 hours 9 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.