North Beach, Alaska

Now. North Beach is 36° and overcast at 11 PM. With the wind it feels like 26°. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northeast at 19 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 33° by 4 AM, under cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. Highs stay close to 36° all week. Rain is possible tomorrow (49%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 25 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 32°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the 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 9 hours 54 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.