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Posted on 10:00 pm, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow, wind advisory
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a Winter weather advisory for the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea above the 8,000 foot level until 6 p.m. this Wednesday (March 7). Up to three additional inches of snow are forcast which will make driving hazardous due to slippery roads and low visibility.
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Posted on 5:49 pm, Thursday, February 23, 2012. Tags: mauna kea, snow, uh-hilo, winter
Cloudy skies kept Mauna Kea hidden for most of the day from East Hawaii Thursday (Feb 23). But the summit access road on Mauna Kea was re-opened after the National Weather Service cancelled the storm warnings as ice melted off roadways.
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Posted on 1:13 pm, Monday, February 20, 2012. Tags: ethan tweedie, mauna kea, mauna loa, snow
The Mauna Kea access road was closed Sunday (Feb 19) but Big Island photographer Ethan Tweedie got up to the 11,000 foot level of Mauna Loa for some Winter snowboarding action and a awesome view of Mauna Kea.
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Posted on 11:20 am, Sunday, February 19, 2012. Tags: black ice, mauna kea, mauna loa, snow, winter weather warning
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a winter storm warning for the summits of the Big Island above 8,000 feet until 6 a.m. Monday (Feb 20).
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Posted on 10:35 pm, Saturday, February 18, 2012. Tags: hail, ice, mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has upgraded their advisory to a winter storm warning for Big Island summits above 8,000 from late Saturday through 6 a.m. Monday (Feb 20). A low pressure system is bringing cold temperatures to the summits and upper slopes on the Big Island. This and enchanced moisture will combine to […]
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Posted on 10:56 pm, Friday, November 18, 2011. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has forecast light snow showers for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa through Monday (Nov 21). High clouds are also forecast to persist through the weekend. A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Sunday (Nov 20) for the Kaiwi Channel, Maalaea Bay, Pailolo Channgel, […]
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Posted on 8:30 pm, Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Tags: cfht, ice, mauna kea, snow
The access road to Mauna Kea summit is closed to the public due to ice and snow on all summit roads. The road will remain closed through Thursday morning (Nov 10).
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Posted on 6:39 pm, Thursday, September 15, 2011. Tags: mauna kea, snow
Keck Observatory engineer Andrew Cooper noted that snow began falling on the summit Wednesday afternoon (Sept 14). A time-lapse video of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope shows a dusting of snow falling upon Mauna Kea Thursday morning (Sept 15). Temperatures for the summit are forecast to be 39F Thursday night.
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Posted on 10:23 am, Monday, June 6, 2011. Tags: mauna kea, snow
A rare June snowfall blanketed the summit of Mauna Kea up to eight inches of hail and snow closing the summit road Saturday and Sunday (June 4-5). Video of the summit along with sledding down the snowy slopes.
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Posted on 1:26 pm, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Tags: hail, ice, mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa until 6 p.m. this evening (June 5). Snow, sleet or freezing rain is forecast for the summit. The road to Mauna Kea summit has re-opened.
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Posted on 3:20 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow
The National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisory continues for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa where freezing temperatures are bringing fog, sleet and snow to the area. The advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. tonight. Mauna Kea access road is closed due to snow on the roadway.
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Posted on 7:42 am, Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow
Winter storm warning in effect for summits on Maui and the Big Island. Freezing rain and snow are forecast. As of 5:18 a.m. the Mauna Kea Access Road is closed at the Visitor Information Station. Image from Mauna Loa Observatory webcam.
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Posted on 8:00 pm, Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow
New snowfall amounts of up to 10 inches are expected by late Thursday over the Big Island summits above 11,000 feet. Strong southwest winds gusting to 50 mph will result in significant blowing and drifting snow at the summits. Heavier snow showers could be accompanied by whiteout conditions and possibly cloud to ground lightning.
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Posted on 3:40 pm, Monday, December 20, 2010. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, snow, summits
WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS BIG ISLAND SUMMITS FOR TONIGHT… .A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TRACKING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS TONIGHT.
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