Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000 scattered, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 1000' fog bank that should burn off. Visibility 5 miles. There is a fog bank over the Alatna Hills that should burn off. It is not raining! Winds are calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 2000' in rain fog, visibility 5 miles. I can see the outline of the Alatna Hills, but not clearly. Winds calm.

There is a lot of moisture in the air, it's likely as it gets later fog will gather over Iniakuk Lake.

NOAA has posted a flood advisory until 11:30P tonight.

I will post again in a few hours.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling is about 100' in dense rain fog, visibility 4 miles with a dense rain fog bank over the Alatna Hills. Looking north into the Alatna Valley, I cannot see the mountain behind the lodge or the west ridge. Southeast winds at 15 knots.

It rained and blew hard yesterday and last night.

NOAA has posted a flood advisory until 11:30P tonight.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Current conditions have deteriorated. Ceiling is lost in dense rain fog, visibility is 3 miles in dense rain fog. It has been constantly raining since 11pm last night. SE winds at 12 knots, gusting to 15.

As of  12:24P NOAA posted a small stream flooding advisory for the upper Noatak, Kobuk and Alatna River basins. We have water cascading down the west ridge and the Tobuk River inlet to Iniakuk Lake has risen considerably.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 1000 in dense rain fog, visibility 10 miles but up and down. This is a very strong system that pushed through about 11p yesterday and roared with high winds and pouring rain all night. Winds have abated somewhat, but it's still raining hard. Southeast winds at 10 knots, gusting to 30 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 6000 overcast, visibility 10 miles. Light rain and rain squalls visible over the Alatna Hills. Slight south wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 44 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. Southwest winds at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 46 degrees. Ceiling unlimited with light smoke, visibility 7 miles in moderate smoke with a dense smoke bank visible beyond the Alatna Hills. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000 broken, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 6000 overcast, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Current conditions: Rapidly improving. Both east and west ridge overlooking Iniakuk Lake are clear of morning fog. Looking north I can see the mountain clearly, looking south I can see the Alatna Hills and beyond. A few patches of morning fog remain in the Alatna Valley but will burn off shortly. Winds are calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. At this hour morning ground fog is starting to gather across Iniakuk Lake but that will burn off as soon as it warms up a bit. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 1500' fog bank, visibility 7 miles. Fog in low lying areas will burn or blow off in a few hours. South wind at 5 knots.

Update: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Current conditions: Deteriorating. Ceiling is down to the ground in rain fog, visibility 3 miles in thick rain fog. Winds have diminished. Southeast winds at 3 knots. I will post if conditions improve but getting the Google blog to load in these conditions is difficult.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 62 degrees. Ceiling 6000 overcast, visibility 10 miles. Southeast wind 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 6000 overcast, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 miles. North wind at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000 scattered, visibility 10 miles. Winds calm.