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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

iniakuk Lake Weather 9am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Clear and fog-free this morning with a high overcast ceiling at about 7,500 feet. No wind, 40F.

Monday, August 30, 2010

iniakuk Lake Weather 8:45am, Brooks Range, Alaska

There is a small amount of fog on the south end of the lake this morning but it is otherwise severe clear in all directions, no wind, no worries. Good day for picking berries.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9:20am, Brooks Range, Alaska


Light fog on the lake burning off quickly, should be clear by 10 am and not a cloud in the sky. A perfect fall day.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Very light groundfog this morning that is already nearly gone. Broken ceiling of clouds at 4,000 feet, no wind and it's 38F. Looks like a nice clear day.

Northern Lights with full moon over Iniakuk Lake

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Heavy fog down to the ground this morning but the sun is burning through and the lake should be clear in two hours and then it looks like it's going to be a gorgeous day.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 7:26A

Ground fog all around with zero/zero visibility. Winds calm, temperature 42 degrees, barometer 30.0 and rising. If there isn't a cloud layer, this should all burn off in a few hours.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:28A

Morning ground fog has created zero/zero conditions. I can't see the sun or the beach. Winds calm, temperature 46 degrees, barometer 30.0 and steady.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 11:38A

Trend: Deteriorating.  Visibility down to 5 miles and closing, ceiling 2000' undefined with rain fog. Light SE winds.

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:47A

High overcast with ceiling of 4500', visibility 10 miles, winds calm. Temperature 48 degrees, barometer 30.1 and rising. Today has the look and feel of approaching winter.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9:05A

Morning fog is keeping the ceiling at about 800', visibility is 5 miles and undefined at the moment for the same reason.  Light SE winds, temperature 46 degrees, barometer 30.0 and rising.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:55A

A 15 knot south wind is beginning to chase out some of the low lying fog. Temperature is 54 degrees, barometer 29.8 and rising. Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 3500' broken with patches of fog in low lying areas.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:14A

The weather began to deteriorate at 10:30P last night and has gone down from there. It's raining, visibility is 3 miles, ceiling 800', East winds at 15 knots, barometer 29.8, temperature 54 degrees. Rainfog all around, visibility and ceiling constantly changing.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:05a

Blew and rained most of the night. Visibility is 10 miles with patchy fog, Ceiling 2000' broken with patches of blue sky. Winds out of the SE 10 knots and increasing.  Barometer 30.0 steady, temperature 54 degrees. Looking north we see patches of blue sky, low lying fog that should burn off later.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Severe clear this morning with a light north wind. No clouds, no fog, no smoke, no worries. Enjoy.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9:07a

The sun is burning off the fog bank which surrounds us. Should be clear in a few hours. Winds are calm, barometer is 30.3 and rising, temperature 54 degrees.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:38A

Visibility at this moment is 5 miles with rain fog, but 10 minutes ago it was zero. Ceiling is a scant 1500' and is constantly changing as well. It poured all night so there is a lot of moisture in the air and it's still raining. Looking north, it's completely socked in. Winds are light from the south, temperature 50 degrees, barometer 30.2 and rising.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 7:56A

South winds at 10 knots are clearing out most of the fog. Visibility is over 10 miles, ceiling 4500'. Patches of blue sky to the north, possible low lying clouds, but they should burn off. Temperature 54 degrees, barometer 29.8 and rising.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9:50am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Calm this morning with a localized fog ceiling at 1,000 ft. Looks like it will burn off in a few hours. Looking south the Alatna Hills are clear of smoke and fog. Looks like scattered showers but stable weather for the most part.

Monday, August 09, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Visibility 10 miles this morning and a broken ceiling at 4,000. Rain and fog moving through the area but otherwise not too bad. Light north wind, barometer 29.74.

Sunday, August 08, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Fog layer at 1,000 feet that looks like it could burn off by 11am, winds are calm, visibility 10 miles and the barometer has risen to 29.85. No smoke or rain, temperature 55F.

Saturday, August 07, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 4:49P

Up down, up down, up down. That's been the trend and hesitate to post when weather is going up because it goes right back down again. Right now it's up; visibility 10 miles, ceiling 1500-2000', sky is brightening, winds NE at 10 knots. Looking north see patches of blue sky but the Alatna Valley looks socked in. Lots of moisture.

Iniakuk Lake Weather 1:44P

TREND: Definitely improving. Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 3500' defined, light rain. To the north, valleys still socked in, but for now, things are getting brighter. Winds SE at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather 11:50am, Brooks Range, Alaska

Things are shutting down here as showers and fog move through the valley. Currently 4 miles visibility and a 1,500 fog layer that is descending. Turn on the coffee pot and play some cards, not a grand day for flying.

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:31a

Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 2000' with rain fog. Winds calm. It rained all night.  Looking north visibility is good, not much low lying fog. Barometer 29.6, temperature 54 degrees.

Friday, August 06, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 1:10pm

Ceiling broken at 3,500 feet, visibility 10 miles and clear, scattered showers with increasing sunshine. Looks to be improving.

Iniakuk Lake Weather 9:03a

Epic rains yesterday afternoon obliterated the smoke. Visibility is 10 miles, ceiling 1000-1500' defined fog which should burn off later in the day. Looking north ceiling is the same with fog in the low lying areas. Winds from the south at 5 knots, barometer 29.6 and falling, temperature 60 degrees.

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 5pm, Brooks Range, Alaska

Calm and wet at the lake now with intermittent showers. Some fog has developed in the mountains and there's a broken layer at 2500 feet. Some smoky haze but visibility still 10 miles. Barometer has dropped to 29.7.

Iniakuk Weather 7:54a

SMOKE! Visibility 5 miles, rain and smoke obscured. Ceiling 4000' smoke and fog undefined. Winds light from the north which has improved visibility.  During the night we were pretty much shut down. Looking north the Alatna Valley and further is socked in with rain fog and smoke. Barometer 29.8 and rising, temperature 60 degrees.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Iniakuk Lake Weather 8:15am, Brooks Range, Alaska

The barometer is about to snap off this morning at 30.35 as a high pressure system moves over the top of us. It's dead calm and severe clear this morning, no fog or clouds. Yesterday hit 78F and today looks like more of the same. High winds on the surface and aloft yesterday around 20 knots blew all the clouds out of the area, looks like they are all done and it's smooth sailing for the next 24 hours.