Sandy Point, New Hampshire

Now. Sandy Point is 47° and partly cloudy at 2 AM. With the wind it feels like 41°. The dew point is 40°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northwest at 11 mph, gusting to 22 mph.

Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 36° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 30° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 62°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 54°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:59 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 10:44 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. 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 10 hours 59 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.