Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer is 30.4, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to dense morning fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.5, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer reads 30.5, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.4, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to dense morning fog. Winds calm.

BLM AKFS flew out yesterday in their helicopter to pick up the point protection - pumps, hoses and sprinklers. There is one stubborn fire puffing away, but for the most part Iniakuk Lake Fire 320 for 2016 is out. Many thanks to BLM AKFS, their Incident Commanders, fire fighters, smoke jumpers, Leading Edge Aviation and the Gannett Glacier Hotshots for a tremendous effort.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.4, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero/zero due to dense morning fog blanketing the entire area. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 44 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered with pink, wispy clouds, visibility 10 miles. There are a few patches of early morning fog over the Alatna Hills, but they will dissapate when the sun pops over the ridge. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 2000', 6000' broken, visibility over 10 miles. Minimal low lying fog in the valley. Looking north the Alatna Valley looks clear. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling undefined in rain fog, visibility 5 miles in rain fog. It rained all night and rain squalls are passing through now. Slight south wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: This will be the last post on Iniakuk Lake Fire 320 unless there is another event. Five days of constant rain have finally put it out, or at least the fire is no longer a threat.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 46 degrees. Ceiling 1000' obscured with morning fog. Visibility 5 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: It rained a good part of yesterday and rained all night. Mother Nature started the fire and she will put it out.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling undefined in rain fog, visibility 4 miles. SE winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Fire: It rained most of yesterday and all of last night. The fires are smoking in protest, but they will go out.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling composed of rain fog at 1000', visibility 5 miles, the Alatna Hills are shrouded in rain fog.

Iniakuk fire update: Rain! Fires are gasping but still burning. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 6000 overcast with defined fog bank at 2000 feet. Visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 8 knots. The wind blew hard all night, but no rain.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The spotter plane flew over yesterday mapping the fire. Warm weather, no rain and stiff SE winds keep the trees torching. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 4 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday was warm and windy kicking up the fires. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm. Patches of low lying fog over the Alatna Hills and fog is settling over Iniakuk Lake.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The fires are still chugging along. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. There are low lying patches of morning fog over the Alatna Hills. Morning fog is starting to gather over Iniakuk Lake.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The fires continue to chug away due to warm weather and no rain. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. North winds at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday's temperatures got to the mid-70's, giving new life to the fires. They have been burning since June 26th, and are hot. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: A day of no rain and the trees are torching one by one. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Rain yesterday helped keep the fires low but more rain is needed to put them out. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Early evening and overnight rain helped subdue the fires. They are still burning but the north wind improves the air quality immensely. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Rain yesterday morning kept the fires down, but this morning I see puffs of smoke as they are starting up again. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 1000' in rain fog, visibility 5 miles. It rained a lot yesterday, rained all night and is raining now. SE winds at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: It RAINED significantly yesterday, RAINED all night and is still RAINING. The fires are persistent, but this will really help. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 1000' of morning fog, visibility 10 miles with light smoke and patches of morning fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday the fires puffed quietly as they were calmed a bit by the rain. Increased humidity helps. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 4000' overcast with rain fog, visibility 5 miles with rain fog and smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Rain! Our first real rain since the lightening strike June 26. Very helpful, causing a lot of expected smoke but very helpful.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 4000' undefined due to rain fog and smoke. Visibility 5 miles with rain fog and smoke. New word for today is rain fog. It is sprinkling. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The SE wind continues to blow, fires continue to crawl ever closer. BLM AKFS put up a weather station close by to keep an eye on conditions here. The last helicopter left yesterday so we're on our own to watch the fires.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles with light smoke. SW winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The last firefighters pulled out yesterday due to a persistent bear in their camp and we felt we could watch the fire and report to dispatch if it starts to run. Yesterday, with high SE winds and no rain, there was significant torching. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles in light smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Without rain, the fire continues to creep along.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to dense morning fog and smoke. Wind calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: East ridge fires continue to creep and torch, over 35,000 acres have burned since June 25, with a cost so far in excess of $1.3 million. The fire is far from out.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast with light smoke, visibility 5 miles with smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Another day of SE winds kept the fires cranked up. These fires will not go out if there is no significant rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles in light smoke. SE winds at 15 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Unceasing SE winds continue today and have accelerated giving renewed energy to the fires. No rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Light smoke and morning fog on Iniakuk Lake. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday's temperatures were in the high 70's with constant SE winds at 10-15 knots, waking up the fires once again. Many trees torched. We wait for rain.