MAUNA KEA SUMMIT ROAD CONDITIONS Road/Snow Information from MK Rangers and Support Group Road status: Open Comments: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -11:30 am The Mauna Kea Summit Access Road has been opened to the public at 11:30 a.m., as the ice and snow that accumulated last night has melted off the road. Unstable conditions are expected to continue for most of the week, so road closures should be expected regularly. koehler Public road conditions and snow report message: (808) 935-6268 Summit Weather via the CFHT/GEMINI WX Tower and SUBARU Most Recent Previous 24 hours Options May 17 2008, 14:44 HST Minimum Maximum UTC | HST Temperature 9.0 oC 0.8 oC @ 22:49 10.0 oC @ 12:04 oC | K | F Wind Chill 6.0 oC -3.6 oC @ 22:39 6.0 oC @ 14:29 oC | K | F Relative Humidity 14% 5% @ 03:14 66% @ 22:34 Pressure 619 mb 616 mb @ 15:29 620 mb @ 11:19 Wind speed 13 mph 1 mph @ 18:09 18 mph @ 12:04 mph | Kts | m/s Wind direction ENE dir | deg Precipitation (as of 8 am) 0.00 mm mm | inches Fog No Random Web Cams CFHT Telescope (Aimed North) UKIRT (Aimed Southwest) Subaru (Aimed South) Check the MKWC Current Obs page for additional weather observations and the MKWC Web Cams page for more mountain cams. Latest Mountain Warnings and Forecasts Current HNL NWS Mountain Bulletin(s) - (Latest Forecast) None Current MKWC Warning(s) - (Latest Forecast) None Additional Information 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. Maps This page was last modified on: Fri, Dec 7 2007 - 0117 UTC Send comments to: Ryan Lyman