Saturday, June 4, 2011

Want Some Winter Weather, Go To....

So, you want to enjoy some winter weather before Summer officially start. May I suggest... Hawaii.
They are having a winter Weather Advisory tonight.
From The National Weather Service:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.A COLD LOW ALOFT IS BRINGING UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...LEADING TO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTRY WEATHER OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.

HIZ028-051430-
/O.CON.PHFO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110605T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
322 PM HST SAT JUN 4 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST
SUNDAY.

DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ALOFT HAVE LED TO WINTRY WEATHER...
INCLUDING SNOW SHOWERS...OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. THE LOW
WILL REMAIN NEAR THE ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT...AS WILL THE THREAT
OF WINTRY WEATHER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Winter Weather Advisory This is the only winter advisory in the all 50 States.
So, if you want to see some winter weather, head out to Hawaii.

1 comment:

  1. The summit of Mauna Kea is chilly year round, due to the high altitude, and the proximity of the ocean provides a steady source of moisture, so Hawaii can have "winter weather" in any month. From http://www.gohawaii.com/big-island/about/weather: "You can travel through all but two of the world’s different climate zones on Hawaii ranging from Wet Tropical to Polar Tundra, a result of the shielding effect and elevations of the massive volcanoes Maunakea and Maunaloa"

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