Quintana Pass, New Mexico

Now. Quintana Pass is 26° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 13°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the northwest at 1 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 55° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 27° by 6 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 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 58°, and the coolest Friday, near 50°. Rain is likely Wednesday (56%), Thursday (71%) and Friday (79%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 22°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:23 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 43% lit, and sets at 11:31 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 14 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.