Red Knob Pass, Utah

Now. Red Knob Pass is 19° and clear at 3 AM. With the wind it feels like 12°. The dew point is 3°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 4 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 45° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 25° 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 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 50°, and the coolest Thursday, near 36°. Rain is likely Tuesday (57%), Wednesday (52%) and Thursday (78%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 25°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:41 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:38 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 7 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.