Igiayarok Pass, Alaska

Now. Igiayarok Pass is 37° and overcast at 3 AM. With the wind it feels like 26°. The dew point is 32°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northwest at 24 mph, gusting to 36 mph.

Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 33° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 31° by 6 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. Highs stay close to 35° all week. Rain is possible Sunday (42%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 24 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:45 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 9:33 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 9 hours 58 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.