Rhyolite Pass, Nevada

Now. Rhyolite Pass is 42° and clear at 3 AM. With the wind it feels like 39°. The dew point is 30°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the south-southeast at 5 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 67° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 42° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky. 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 69°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 52°. Rain is likely Wednesday (61%). Rain is possible Tuesday (45%) and Thursday (40%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 23 mph. Frost is possible Wednesday morning, a low of 36°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:13 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:18 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 11 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.