Nowcast - The weather department is currently a bit out of sorts and underwhelmed, but appreciates your calls and "get well soon" letters. But early reports and lab tests indicate clear skies and winds blowing 15-25 mph from the west and southwest, while temperatures start their day in the upper teens and low 20's °F.

Forecast - Look for partly cloudy skies with high temperatures hovering in the low to mid 30's °F. Moisture grazing to the north ushers in a band of cloudiness and bump in winds, which shift to the the northwest and swirl into the 30's near the high peaks. Overnight lows dip into the teens.

Futurecast - Storminess has confirmed a desert reservation for the weekend and sets its sights on the southern half of the state to wrap up the workweek. The northern mountains are the recipient of clouds and cooler temperatures. I got nothin' for ya next week... a return to high, dry, and slightly cooler temperatures.

Travel Conditions - Supportable snow depths across the range step onto the scales in the flyweight category with just 1'-4' of settled snow above 9,000'. Below that, and on many solar aspects, the pack is thin or even non-existent, and access is a challenging mixed bag of patience and perseverance... with a little suffer-fest thrown in to keep ya honest.

Got to spend the day with two rugged individuals in the east Moffit cul de sac Tuesday. Ted Scroggin, who's been around for a minute or two and knows the Uinta zone better than anyone, and Moffit Peak who graced us with the invite to visit. In either case, I feel privileged for the opportunity to spend some time with these two legends :)