Skies are partly-cloudy with a temperature inversion with low elevations in the teens and 20's F and some upper elevation stations in the low 30's F. Winds are from the southwest and generally light through the mid elevations, with a few weather stations gusting into the low 20's mph. A different story at the upper elevations where wind speeds are averaging in the 30's and gusting into the upper 40's mph at 11,000'.
A weak system moves through the region later today with partly-cloudy skies and temperatures rising into the 30's F. Winds will be from the southwest and light to moderate at mid elevations, averaging in the teens with gusts in the 20's mph. Along upper-elevation ridges and peaks, winds will average near 30 mph with gusts into the upper 40's mph. The strongest period of winds should occur later this afternoon where you may even see an errant snowflake or two.
For this weekend, sunny and breezy on Saturday with cooler temperatures. A promising-looking storm later Sunday into Monday, with 6-8" of snowfall likely by Monday.
Further north in the Salt Lake mountains, a skier-triggered avalanche occurred on either Wednesday or early Thursday morning on Patsey Marley just above the Summer Road. The avalanche was 12-18" deep and 60' wide on a southwest aspect at about 9,500'.
