Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken with smoke, visibility 5 miles with dense smoke. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Fires on the east ridge were calm until late afternoon when a brisk SE wind blew up. The ridge lit up again with many trees topped out in flames. Then thunder and lightening and . . . rain. Enough rain to push the flames back down for the night, but there is still plenty of smoke.