02-05-2015, 07:18 PM
Tues. 2-10-15 a relatively strong cold front for this latitude will move over Mauna Kea which will probably bring a few showers of snow. Expecting small or no accumulation of snow for Mauna Kea.
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http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Mauna-Kea/6day/top
Beginning around the 22th of Feb. 2015 chances for snow will increase dramatically as Pacific cold fronts bring cold air South. It is at this time that we could go back to a wet pattern, as what commonly happens here is modified cold Polar air gets hung up on the mountains and that's when it will rain until that air changes or modifies (warms-up). So enjoy the weather now as there will be a price to pay.
This 40 day outlook which shows the air's vertical velocity or where will the convection be. Yellow to red color means convection is suppressed, Green color means convection possibilities are enhanced. You can see it's suppressed now but enhanced later (the Big island is the small dot in the center top);
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pe...hi/cfs.gif
You can sign-up for free for snow alerts here;
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Mauna-Kea/6day/top
Beginning around the 22th of Feb. 2015 chances for snow will increase dramatically as Pacific cold fronts bring cold air South. It is at this time that we could go back to a wet pattern, as what commonly happens here is modified cold Polar air gets hung up on the mountains and that's when it will rain until that air changes or modifies (warms-up). So enjoy the weather now as there will be a price to pay.
This 40 day outlook which shows the air's vertical velocity or where will the convection be. Yellow to red color means convection is suppressed, Green color means convection possibilities are enhanced. You can see it's suppressed now but enhanced later (the Big island is the small dot in the center top);
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pe...hi/cfs.gif