Yes. I have played with my older kids in two feet of snow at Haleakala Crater at 10,000 feet on Maui too. And also Moana Loa and Moana Kea get snow yearly about this time too. I lived on Maui in 1989 and 1990 and on the big Island where Moana Loa and Moana Kea are in 1974 in Hilo then.
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Mauna
Loa looking toward Mauna Kea. MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- Winter has arrived
on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, where snow began accumulating
overnight with up to a foot expected, CBS affiliate KGMB reports. A …
Snow in paradise? Up to a foot of snow forecast in Hawaii
Mauna Loa looking toward Mauna Kea.
KGMB
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- Winter
has arrived on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, where snow began
accumulating overnight with up to a foot expected, CBS affiliate KGMB reports.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through Friday afternoon for elevations above 8,000 feet. The summits could get six to 12 inches of snow through Friday.
An upper level low pressure area has brought the sub-freezing temperatures and unstable conditions. The low will combine with moisture surging in from the southeast, which could result in bursts of heavy snow, especially above 12,000 feet.
Conditions on the summits are dangerous. Besides being cold, east to southeast winds of 25 to 40 miles per hour are expected with gusts to 50 miles per hour. The strong winds also will cause drifting snow, and freezing fog will reduce visibility to as low as a half-mile.
It may be a while before you can see the white stuff up close. The road to the summit of Mauna Kea is closed at the Visitor Information Station at the 9,200-foot level due to freezing fog, heavy snow and icy roadways.
Unsettled weather is expected through the weekend.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through Friday afternoon for elevations above 8,000 feet. The summits could get six to 12 inches of snow through Friday.
An upper level low pressure area has brought the sub-freezing temperatures and unstable conditions. The low will combine with moisture surging in from the southeast, which could result in bursts of heavy snow, especially above 12,000 feet.
Conditions on the summits are dangerous. Besides being cold, east to southeast winds of 25 to 40 miles per hour are expected with gusts to 50 miles per hour. The strong winds also will cause drifting snow, and freezing fog will reduce visibility to as low as a half-mile.
It may be a while before you can see the white stuff up close. The road to the summit of Mauna Kea is closed at the Visitor Information Station at the 9,200-foot level due to freezing fog, heavy snow and icy roadways.
Unsettled weather is expected through the weekend.
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