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Mauna Kea at 4205 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 pm (local time) / 15 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
-6 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
68 | 72 | 68 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 39 | 50 | 52 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 42 | |
4150 | 4300 | 4450 | 4500 | 4450 | 4450 | 4550 | 4450 | 4450 | 4450 | 4450 | 4450 | 4700 | 4550 | 4450 | 4450 | |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 Apr 2023 |
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Other resorts in USA - Hawaii are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of May has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in USA - Hawaii are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mauna Kea at the specific elevation of 4205 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mauna Kea. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United States.
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Overall 4.1 Based on 8 votes and 6 reviews
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- Office of Maunakea Management from United States writes:
Maunakea is not a ski resort, as such it does not offer the amenities of a ski resort. There is no public transportation to/from the summit, no food service, and public restrooms are very limited. Mobile phone communications are extremely limited and emergency services are over 1 hour away. High altitude travel is known to present health risks and snow play (skiing, sledding, etc.) is at the person’s own risk. Commercial skiing tours are prohibited. The ski patrol no longer operates. As the mountain is culturally significant and the cinder cones are wēkiu bug habitat, an endemic species found only on Maunakea cinder cones, the University of Hawaiʻi (the land manager) does not promote skiing. For more information, please visit our website: malamamaunakea.org
Visitor Reviews of Mauna Kea
Office of Maunakea Management from United States writes:
Maunakea is not a ski resort, as such it does not offer the amenities of a ski resort. There is no public transportation to/from the summit, no food service, and public restrooms are very limited. Mobile phone communications are extremely limited and emergency services are over 1 hour away. High altitude travel is known to present health risks and snow play (skiing, sledding, etc.) is at the person’s own risk. Commercial skiing tours are prohibited. The ski patrol no longer operates. As the mountain is culturally significant and the cinder cones are wēkiu bug habitat, an endemic species found only on
Maunakea cinder cones, the University of Hawaiʻi (the land manager) does not promote skiing. For more information, please visit our website: malamamaunakea.org
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