Mauna Kea summit snow as seen over Hilo Bayfront. Saturday morning (Dec 11). Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Road status: Open
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Saturday, December 11, 2010 – 11:40 a.m.

Aloha,

The Mauna Kea Access Road is opened to the 13,000 foot level.

Mahalo

Frosty the Snowman paid a visit to Mauna Kea as folks enjoyed the snow. Photo by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

This announcement is primarily used to inform the public about road closures that typically occur during the winter months due to ice or snow on the road and occasionally for high wind situations.

There are very few road closures from April 1 through November 30, and this message will not be updated during this time period unless unusual circumstances develop.

The rest of this website, along with the Mauna Kea Weather Center homepage will continue to be updated on a regular basis and remains a useful source of current Mauna Kea weather conditions and a forecast for the next few days.

Road/Snow Information from MK Rangers and Support Group
Public road conditions and snow report message: (808) 935-6268

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 AM HST SAT DEC 11 2010

…WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS…

.A TROUGH ALOFT PASSING NORTH OF THE ISLANDS IS BRINGING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM THE ISLANDS.

BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
330 AM HST SAT DEC 11 2010

Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope 12/11/10 at 6:42 a.m.

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…
…HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH…WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON…DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS BY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WITH RECENT SNOWFALL ON THE SUMMITS…THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW DRIFTS.

For summit webcams go to the Hawaii 24/7 weather page at https://hawaii247.com/weather

Mauna Kea as seen the morning of Saturday, Dec. 11. (Hawaii 24/7 photo special by Brad Ballesteros)