Glorieta Pass, New Mexico

Now. Glorieta Pass is 41° and clear at 12 AM. With the wind it feels like 37°. The dew point is 32°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northeast at 6 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 57° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 32° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 8, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.

The week. Highs stay close to 63° all week. Rain is likely Tuesday (53%), Wednesday (63%) and Thursday (63%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:26 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:37 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. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 17 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.