Telaquana Pass, Alaska

Coming up. Tomorrow is 10 degrees cooler: a high of 32° after 42° today.

Now. Telaquana Pass is 31° and overcast at 3 AM. With the wind it feels like 27°. The dew point is 27°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the northeast at 4 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 40° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 25° by 7 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 37°, and the coolest Thursday, near 26°. Rain is likely Monday (54%). Rain is possible Tuesday (47%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 23°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:59 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 9:01 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 2 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.