Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 46 degrees. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 4000' overcast but light and clear skies are moving this way. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Stable. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 4000' broken, rain has ceased, winds SE at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling 2000' undefined, visibility 10 miles and closing due to rain squall from the southwest. Winds from the southwest at 2 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 40 degrees. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered. Winds 2 knots from the north.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The morning fog is completely gone. Visibility and ceiling unlimited.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 36 degrees, barometer 30.0. Visibility 4 miles, ceiling 2000'. The morning ground fog is rolling out and burning off. Will post when it's clear. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Posting a little late today, been on bear patrol. Temperature 50 degrees, barometer 30.0. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 36 degrees, barometer 29.9. Visibility and ceiling unlimited - not a cloud in the sky. Winds slight from the north.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 36 degrees, barometer 29.9. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Looking north into the Alatna Valley it's wide open, not a cloud in the sky, no visible fog in low lying areas. The morning fog is burning off Iniakuk Lake, another 30 minutes to an hour and it should be gone, revealing a clear, beautiful day.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature is 32 degrees, barometer 29.7.  Visibility and ceiling are 0/0 due to extensive ground fog. I will post when it burns off. Winds slight from the north.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 48 degrees, barometer 29.7. Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 1500' rain fog undefined. Winds just switched from SE to SW at 2 knots. Light rain.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 40 degrees, barometer 29.6.  Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' broken. Winds from the north at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Looking north to the Alatna Valley, most of the morning fog has dissipated. A stubborn band of fog remains on the east ridge of Iniakuk Lake. Visibility is 5 miles, ceiling 6000' overcast. Winds dead calm. The south end of Iniakuk Lake is still choked up with fog in the low lying areas. The Alatna Hills are not visible.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The ground fog is just beginning to barely, slowly lift. Visibility is 3 miles, ceiling 150'.  Looking north into the Alatna Valley - completely choked up. Burn off will take some time.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer is 29.5, temperature 32 degrees. Ground fog is, well, down to the ground creating 0/0 visibility. I can see maybe 50 yards through the haze. Wind is calm. Will post when the fog starts to burn off.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Looking north up the Alatna Valley - totally clear of morning fog, not a cloud in the sky. Iniakuk Lake still has patches of fog - it's pushed out to the end of the lake, about 5 miles. The east and west ridges have patches to burn off. Should be severe clear in about another hour.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The dense fog is burning off, but it's taking a while. Visibility is 5 miles, ceiling 200' of fog that should be totally gone within an hour. The sun is shining through creating a silvery light on Iniakuk Lake.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Morning fog on the lake remains very dense, visibility and ceiling 0/0. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 34 degrees, barometer 29.3. Visibility and ceiling 0/0 due to dense morning fog on the lake. This should burn off in a few hours. I will post when the lake is clear.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer is 29.5, temperature 46 degrees. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered. Winds from the north at 8 knots. The fall colors are amazing and at this time of the morning the sky is dotted with shards of magenta.

Our guests from Minnesota will be flying to the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin in the Brooks Range.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 36 degrees, barometer 29.9. It is a perfect day in a perfect place - not one single cloud to be seen in the pink/blue/orange sky. Winds 2 knots from the north.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 42 degrees, barometer 30.1 and rising. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered. Winds from the north at 2 knots.

Our thanks to Brooks Range Aviation for providing round trip air transportation to our guests from The Netherlands. They floated the Alatna River and spent two nights at our private Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin in the high Arctic.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 44 degrees, barometer 30.0. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' broken. Winds 3 knots from the north.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 46 degrees, barometer 30.0. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' broken. Light winds from the north, light, misty rain.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 50 degrees, barometer 30.0. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered, with patches of blue sky. Winds from the north at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The north wind changed to dead calm then a sudden switch to SE at 15 knots and accelerating. Temperature is 62 degrees. There is a wall of white coming from the SE heading this way.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 47 degrees, barometer 29.95. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' scattered. Winds from the north at 4 knots are blowing blue sky south. The weather started to clear late yesterday afternoon, the full moon came up about 10:30p and was shining in the west at 5:15a.

Our guests from the Netherlands will go on a 4-6 hour float trip down the outlet of Iniakuk Lake with pick up by Brooks Range Aviation on the Malemute River. Hopefully good weather will prevail.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Visibility 5 miles, ceiling barely 2000' undefined, rain fog all around. The Alatna Hills are blocked from view by a wall of white. It's raining. Winds are squirrelly.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The sky is brightening and visibility is now at 10 miles.  Ceiling remains low at around 1800'.  Light wind out of the southeast at 5 knots, steady rain showers.  Looking to the north there is still lots of fog and low clouds.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Fog down to the ground still but the sun is trying to break through.  Hopefully things will clear up in a few more hours.  Light southeast wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 50 degrees, barometer 30.0. Visibility 5 miles and closing with rain fog, ceiling 2000' becoming undefined. Winds calm. It rained all night, is very warm with low lying patches of fog. Looking north, the Alatna Valley is socked in.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Going down. Visibility 7 miles with rain fog, ceiling 4000' undefined, rain fog. Winds calm and it's raining.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 50 degrees, barometer 30.3, winds SE at 3 knots. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 5000' scattered.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The barometer is screaming at 30.3, temperature 64 degrees. A beautiful, clear, rainless day.

Our guests from Mexico City floated down the outlet of Iniakuk Lake and were picked up at the Malemute Fork by Brooks Range Aviation. A 6 hour float and 5 minute flight back to Iniakuk Lodge in time for dinner.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

We have lift off! The morning ground fog is lifting and it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 44 degrees, barometer 30.3 and rising. Current conditions: morning ground fog is making visibility and ceiling 0/0. When the sun pops out and burns through the fog it should be clear all around. Will post when that happens.

Thanks to Brooks Range Aviation for providing a private charter for our guests from Mexico City. The family spent the afternoon at the Caribou Cabin in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and flew back to Iniakuk Lodge in time for dinner.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 44 degrees, barometer 30.2. Visibility 10 miles with patches of low lying fog in the Alatna Hills. Ceiling 6000' scattered with blue sky. Winds calm.

Today, our guests from Mexico City will be flying to the Gates of the Arctic Caribou Cabin in Alaska's Brooks Range.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 46 degrees, winds calm. Visibility 5 miles, cannot see the Alatna Hills. Ceiling 2000' overcast, undefined, rain fog, rain, patches of fog in low lying areas. Looking north, Alatna Valley socked it. It rained all night.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Huge improvement. The low has passed, visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' broken, sun shining brightly, winds SE at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Slight improvement. Visibility 5 miles, ceiling 1800' undefined, rain fog, light rain, winds SE at 5 knots. Looking north, Alatna Valley socked in.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 46 degrees, barometer 29.9. Trend: Shutting down. Visibility 4 miles and closing with rain fog. Ceiling obscured and undefined and very low. Winds SW at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving. Visibility 10 miles, sky brightening, becoming more defined. Ceiling 1500' becoming more defined and lifting but has a ways to go. Looking north up the Alatna Valley, ceiling appears to be 1500' and the big mountain is not visible. Rain has stopped. Winds calm, temperature 54 degrees.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Low continues. Visibility 5 miles, ceiling 1000' undefined, rain fog, winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 46 degrees, barometer 29.9.  Winds calm. Visibility 5 miles, ceiling 1500' undefined, rainfog, rain, fog in low lying areas. Trend: Looks like this is here to stay for awhile.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 44 degrees, winds SW at 3 knots. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' overcast.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 46 degrees, barometer 29.7. Winds calm. Visibility 15 miles with a big fogbank over the Alatna Hills. Ceiling 4000' overcast with patches of fog. It rained and blew all night.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range Alaska

Temperature 54 degrees, barometer 29.7 winds calm. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 4500' overcast.

Thank you Brooks Range Aviation for flying our guests from Illinois into the Gates of the Arctic National Park and back to Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The morning fog is off the lake, visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' overcast.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Temperature 34 degrees, barometer 29.7, winds slight from the north. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' overcast. There is morning fog rising on Iniakuk Lake which should burn off as temperatures moderate.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving. Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 2000' defined, SE winds 5 knots. Lightening up, sun trying to pop through. Rain has stopped.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Visibility 5 miles. Looking southeast, valley appears socked in. Ceiling 2000'. Looking north cannot see big mountain and low lying fog seems to be sitting in the valley. Winds SE at 3 knots. Sun trying to poke through but there is a lot of moisture in the air.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Visibility 4 miles, ceiling 500' undefined, rain fog. Precipitation is affecting Hughesnet receiver so posting might be sporadic.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 50 degrees, light west wind. Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 1800' with patches of fog in low lying areas. The rain has stopped for now.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. We are in the process of an apparent shut-down. Visibility scant 5 miles, with a wall of white approaching. Ceiling 4000' and coming down. Winds coming from the north at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, AlaskaT

Temperature 38 degrees, barometer 29.8. Morning fog is blowing across Iniakuk Lake. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' overcast. Winds slight from the north.