| MAUNA KEA SUMMIT ROAD CONDITIONS |
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| Road status: Open |
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Friday, November 13, 2009 - 12:01 p.m.
Aloha
The Mauna Kea Access Road is presently open to the public. Inclement weather is forecast for the next few days. Please continue to check this webpage for future road closures.
Mahalo
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.
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| Road/Snow Information from MK Rangers and Support Group |
| Public road conditions and snow report message: (808) 935-6268 |
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Summit Weather via the CFHT/GEMINI WX Tower and SUBARU
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Nov 23 2009, 07:45 HST |
Minimum |
Maximum |
UTC | HST |
| Temperature |
4.2 oC |
-0.5 oC @ 23:43 |
5.3 oC @ 14:14 |
oC | K | F |
| Wind Chill |
1.1 oC |
-6.8 oC @ 23:47 |
0.9 oC @ 07:38 |
oC | K | F |
| Relative Humidity |
8% |
6% @ 07:06 |
49% @ 13:01 |
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| Pressure |
617 mb |
615 mb @ 15:13 |
617 mb @ 10:14 |
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| Wind speed |
8 mph |
0 mph @ 06:53 |
19 mph @ 02:31 |
mph | Kts | m/s |
| Wind direction |
40 o |
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dir | deg |
| Precipitation (as of 8 am) |
0.00 mm |
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| Fog |
No |
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Random Web Cams
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Gemini Telescope (Aimed South)
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Keck1 (Aimed NNW)
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Subaru Cat Walk (Aimed East)
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| Check the MKWC Current Obs page for additional weather observations and the MKWC Web Cams page for more mountain cams. |
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Latest Mountain Warnings and Forecasts
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Additional Information
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Road is always closed the morning after a snowfall.
Road is always closed while snow removal equipment is in operation.
Road is closed when the pavement has ice/snow.
Snow removal equipment can only remove snow. Thermal heating is needed to remove the final layer of ice that usually forms under the snow.
Other information for visitors to Mauna Kea, including safety, summit tours, and public star-gazing.
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