Shellabarger Pass, Alaska

Now. Shellabarger Pass is 26° and overcast at 9 PM. With the wind it feels like 18°. The dew point is 20°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the southeast at 7 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 25°, 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 32°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 18°. Rain or snow is likely tomorrow (54%), Tuesday (73%) and Wednesday (63%). Rain is possible Saturday (45%) and Monday (33%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 21°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. 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 0 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.