Nowcast - A weak cool front slid the the region overnight, delivering nuthin' but clear, pre-dawn skies overhead. At o'dark thirty, temperatures start the day in the mid 20's °F across the board, while winds blow 15-20 mph from the west and southwest near the high peaks.

Forecast - A beautiful day is on tap with mostly sunny skies, light winds, and high temperatures climbing into the low 40's °F.

Futurecast - Rinse and repeat weather is in the queue for Sunday and then a fast moving storm ushers in cloudy skies by early Monday. Snow develops Monday afternoon into Tuesday. It's a quick hitter, but opens the door to continued storminess through the week. We'll tune up the forecast with a little more accuracy for tomorrow, but the main message is... a very welcome change from the stagnant weather pattern is on the horizon!

Travel Conditions -

Ground to the left of me, sun-bake to the right.... here I am stuck in the middle with you.

Conditions at the Bear River Trailhead look rather underwhelming at first glance, but gain some elevation and you'll see the Uinta's are performing closer to average this season than meets the eye. Snow depths vary from 1-3' across the range above 9,000' with a mostly right-side up snowpack. In general, protected polars continue to weaken but are riding well thanks to our Christmas Eve rain crust keeping us off the ground. Higher isn't necessarily better, as alpine terrain above treeline has been getting torched by recent winds.