Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer is almost 30.3, temperature 24 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight north wind.

This is the final weather post for the 2015 season. See you down river.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 32 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited, not a cloud in the sky. North wind at 8 knots.

Today is our last full day in this magnificent country, tomorrow will be the last weather post for the 2015 season. Many thanks to our friends, guests, Brooks Range Aviation and Wright Air Service for a memorable summer.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited! Not a cloud in the sky. North wind at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.6, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling 1000' fog bank, visibility 5 miles, the Alatna Hills are shrouded in fog. Looking north, the Alatna Valley is covered in fog. North wind at 4 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 36 degrees. Ceiling 2000' in fog, visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 36 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 1000' undefined with rain fog, visibility 4 miles in rain fog. It rained all night and is raining hard now. Slight SE winds.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling continues to come down, currently under 1000' comprised of undefined rain fog. Visibility 3 miles - rain fog, light rain, SE winds at 7 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 2000' obscured rain fog. Visibility 5 miles in rain fog. It rained all night. SE winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, with patches of early morning fog at the 2000' level. Visibility 10 miles. It rained hard during the night. Morning mist is forming over Iniakuk Lake. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 5 miles. Patches of fog in low lying areas. Wind calm.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Fog is lifting, sun is breaking through. Ceiling is still low, about 1000' but that will change rapidly. Visibility is almost 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to dense morning fog. I can only see to the beach, no further.  I will post when it burns off. Slight north wind.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving. Ceiling 5000' overcast with bands of fog. Visibility 10 miles. Sky is brightening. Slight SE wind.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling is dropping due to rain fog - currently 1500' - 2000' and dropping. It's raining. Visibility barely 10 miles obscured by rain fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 46 degrees. Ceiling 2000' rain fog. Visibility 10 miles. It rained most of the night, patches of fog remain over the Alatna Hills. SE wind at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 5 miles with rain fog and rain squalls obscuring the Alatna Hills. It rained most of the night, is not raining now. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles with patches of fog over the Alatna Hills. North wind at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 1500-2000' fog bank, visibility 10 miles. It rained all night, lots of moisture in the air, fog in low-lying areas. SW winds at 2 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Looking north up the Alatna Valley, the morning fog has burned off and it is clear. We have a bit of local fog over Iniakuk Lake, but it is quickly dissipating and will reveal a severe clear, fall day.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility currently zero due to dense morning fog covering the lake. I will post when the fog starts to burn off. North wind at 2 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 1000' of dense fog. Visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 7 knots. I will post when the fog burns off. Looking north, the big mountain and Alatna Valley are not visible.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast with a significant layer of fog at 1000'. Visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. High overcast over the Alatna Hills appears to be heading this way. North wind at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' slight overcast, patches of blue sky. Visibility 10 miles, no rain, no smoke, no visible low-lying morning fog. Looking north up the Alatna Valley appears open. North wind at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.6, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 1700' fog and mist becoming more defined. Visibility 8 miles. It rained all night but is not raining now. Considerable moisture clogging up the Alatna Valley. North winds at 5 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling 2000' undefined, visibility scant 5 miles, Alatna Hills are disappearing. It's raining, fog in low-lying areas. North wind at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 4000' undefined, visibility 5 miles and dropping. Rain fog obscuring the Alatna Hills. Light rain. Looking north there is low lying patches of fog in the Alatna Valley. North wind at 3 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Continues to improve. Ceiling 2000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. Smoke is gone, a bit of moisture in the air. Brightening up. SE winds at 10 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving. Smoke is beginning to clear out revealing 2000' ceiling, overcast, visibility 5 miles. Alatna Hills are not visible. Looking north, Alatna Valley is still socked in with either weather or smoke. SE winds at 7 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 56 degrees. Dense smoke advisory. Ceiling and visibility zero. SE winds at 12 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Light smoke. SE winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. North wind at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Dense local morning fog over Iniakuk Lake has burned off. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling and visibility currently zero due to local dense morning fog which should burn off in a few hours. I will post when it does. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' light overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 52 degrees. Local ceiling reduced to 1500' due to dense morning fog bank which should burn off. Visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving and lifting. Morning fog is lifting in low lying areas looking south over the Alatna Hills. Ceiling is becoming defined and approx. 1500', visibility 10 miles. Looking north into the Alatna Valley low lying fog is choking up the valley. SE winds at 4 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling has dropped to 1000' undefined rain fog. Visibility 5 miles and closing. SE winds 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. The Alatna Hills are becoming obscured with rain fog. It is raining. SE winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Dense morning fog has burned off, ceiling and visibility unlimited.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling and visibility obscured due to dense morning fog which should burn off in a few hours. I will post when it does. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 7 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. North wind at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. A few whispy clouds - that's it. SE winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. No smoke, no rain. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Light misty rain falling. SE wins at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Minimal fog in low lying areas. Looking north, Alatna Valley is open, with patches of blue sky overhead. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 1500' fog obscured. Visibility 10 miles with low lying rain fog over the Alatna Hills. It rained all night, there is lots of moisture in the air. SW winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29. 9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling obscured by dense smoke. Visibility 3 miles in dense smoke. SE winds at 5 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling 1000' rain fog obscured. Visibility 4 miles with rain and fog in low lying areas. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 2000' overcast, visibility 5 miles with rain and rain fog. It is currently raining. It rained hard all night. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' patchy, visibility 10 miles. Last night's T-storm with 40+ knot gusts and torrential rain knocked out the dense smoke. A smokey haze is visible over the Alatna Hills. We lost the flag pole and a big spruce tree to the wind. Winds calm.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Increasingly dense smoke is reducing ceiling and visibility. Current visibility is one mile and closing. SW winds at 3 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Ceiling 6000' scattered with moderate smoke. Visibility going down, currently 5 miles with dense smoke. SW winds at 4 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. Moderate smoke blanketing the valley. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles with faint outline of smoke over the Alatna Hills. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind. No smoke.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. No smoke, no fog. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. No smoke, no fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 44 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 5 miles due to a morning fog bank over the Alatna Hills which will burn off. No smoke at the moment. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 1500' rain fog obscured. Visibility 5 miles. The Alatna Hills are shrouded in rain fog. It rained steadily all night and is currently raining. Patches of morning fog are visible. SW winds at 3 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Current Conditions:

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. SE winds at 10 knots are pushing in dense smoke. We have less than a mile visibility and the ceiling is obscured due to dense smoke. I will post when conditions improve.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9. Temperature is 64 degrees which has to be a record! Ceiling might be 6000' scattered if I could make it out, there is dense smoke blocking the morning sun. Visibility 3 miles with dense smoke. I can barely see the outline of either east or west ridge. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling unlimited with moderate smoke. Visibility 4 miles. Dense smoke conditions seem to be improving ever so slightly with a light north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' with moderate smoke. Visibility 10 miles with moderate smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling unlimited except for moderate smoke haze. Visibility 5 miles. A smoke bank over the Alatna Hills is retreating for the moment, and improving visibility, but dense smoke has prevailed for the last 24 hours. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 5000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. The wind blew hard all day yesterday and all last night, bringing in some encroaching low weather over the Alatna Hills. SE winds at 4 knots.

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Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight smoke haze visible. Smoke bank visible over the Alatna Hills. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Smoke is visible over the Alatna Hills. SE winds at 10 knots, gusting to 15.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Just now the dense smoke is moving on out. Ceiling 6000', visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 48 degrees. Due to dense wildfire smoke, I can barely make out the east and west ridge which is 2000'. Visibility is one mile or less. Winds are calm.

I will post when ceiling and visibility improve.

Update 2: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Shutting down. Ceiling and visibility rapidly deteriorating to zero/zero conditions. SE winds at 5 knots.

Update 1: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. The bit of smoke is encroaching. The Alatna Hills are fading from sight, we have 4 miles visibility and closing. SE winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind. A bit of smoke.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight dusting of wildfire smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. The smoke  cleared out early this morning, the air is fresh again. SE winds at 7 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, AK

Trend: Zero ceiling, zero visibility.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Visibility down to less than a mile due to wildfire smoke. I will post when conditions improve.

Update 2: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Dense wildfire smoke continues to roll in. Visibility down to 2 miles and closing.

Trend: Rapidly deteriorating due to smoke. SE winds at 7 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Wildfire smoke is rolling in, reducing visibility to 5 miles. Ceiling is obscured by smoke. Conditions are deteriorating as the smoke increases. SE winds at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. Moderate smoke has finally reached the valley. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Smoke bank is headed this way. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 46 degrees. Morning mist on Tobuk Creek and Iniakuk Lake. Cooler temps are welcome! Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' patchy clouds, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska (a little late)

Barometer 30.0, temperature 72 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. There is a slight haze. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. It was 89 degrees here yesterday! Winds are calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Northwest wind at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 46 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' slightly overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.4, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. A strong north wind blew all night. Currently north wind at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.5, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight smoke haze. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.6, temperature 44 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Well, the barometer has certainly risen. It is a screaming 30.6, temperature 36 degrees. Ceiling is 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. Winds are calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2 and rising, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Good Morning Brooks Range!

We landed yesterday with about 2800# of freight in not so great weather. Today the temperature is 38 degrees, barometer 29.9. Ceiling is 1500', visibility 10 miles with rain squalls passing through. Southeast winds at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lodge 41st Summer Season Begins

The ice went off yesterday - earliest breakup ever! Ducks, geese, wildflowers abound. See you on the beach!

Next Up: Iniakuk Lodge Summer Season

I am in Fairbanks but my heart and brains are already at Iniakuk where I'm on the beach looking across the lake knowing I have at least 3 months in this perfect place. Hope you can join us this season.

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