Snow in Hawaii?

Heavy snow is forecast to fall this week across the peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island thanks to a flow of deep moisture that's coming from the Intertropical Convergence Zone.  Winter storm watches have been posted there.

Snow on Hawaii's peaks is not uncommon in the colder months because they are nearly 14,000 feet high. Mauna Kea has a sub-Arctic climate, the weather service said.

“As long as we have deep enough clouds to support ice crystals, and when you have cold enough temperatures at the summit level, you can get snowfall,” said Matthew Foster, a meteorologist with the weather service in Honolulu.

A blizzard hit both mountains in late February. Mauna Loa and its sister peak of Mauna Kea are both volcanoes. Mauna Kea is the highest point in the state.

In fact, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Hawaii was 12 degrees on Mauna Kea on May 17, 1979, the weather service said.

While the summits receive snow, the rest of the Big Island and Maui are dealing with heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding over the next few days.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/11/27/record-heat-continues-western-central-u-s-while-snow-falls-hawaii/898347001/