To give the race watchers an idea of what weather conditions are and what the mountains actually look like, here are a couple of links for you (opens new browser window).
Mt.
Wilson TowerCam:
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm
Altadena WeatherCam:
http://www.westphalfamily.com/wxdata2.html
The Mt Wilson cam usually shows the mountains looking back towards Wrightwood and the Wesphal family one gives a look at the mountains near the "Home Stretch" towards the finish line. Both include weather conditions.