Portage Pass, Alaska

Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 12 AM, the chance peaking at 58% around 1 AM.

Now. Portage Pass is 41° and light rain at 11 PM. With the wind it feels like 36°. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 8 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 39° by 7 AM, under cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 46°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 40°. Rain is likely tomorrow (83%), Sunday (72%), Monday (87%) and Tuesday (77%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 24 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, 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 14 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.