Four feet of snow on the ground, in Hawaii? It’s possible by Saturday night. Since Thursday, one to two feet of snow has plastered the Big Island summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Incredibly, 20 to 30 inches more are possible, according to the National Weather Service. Webcams: Mauna Kea | Mauna Loa Hawaii’s Big Island is accustomed to snowfall on these summits, several times a year, on average.
But the amount of snow predicted in this event is on the extreme high-end of what’s typical according to Matthew Foster, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Honolulu.
“An upper-level low-pressure area is situated over Hawaii, directing deep tropical moisture over the state,” he …