Dome Pass, Alaska

Now. Dome Pass is 36° and heavy rain at 7 PM. With the wind it feels like 27°. The dew point is 35°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the south-southeast at 13 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 29° by 6 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 31°, and the coolest Sunday, near 26°. Snow is likely tomorrow (100%), Saturday (70%), Sunday (55%), Monday (100%), Tuesday (100%) and Wednesday (100%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 22°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 7:12 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 12 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.