The warnings sound pretty bad, high winds, high surf, snow for the summit. The county has closed all beach parks, the state has closed most of the parks in anticipation of the bad weather.
The summit of Mauna Kea is currently seeing sustained winds of over 80mph, with gusts well over 100mph. Yes, the summit is closed to the public and observing has been cancelled at Keck.
Meanwhile it is eerily still at the house, almost no breeze and quite pleasant. Waiting for the storm to arrive.
I will not be going up anytime soon. Taking a little time off to spend with some family that will be on island, hopefully landing right about now.
I was up a couple days ago… It was impressive then, 40mph winds and everything covered with inches of ice. I braved the biting wind to wander about and take a few photos. Very cold, and very beautiful.
Keck 1 dome with a liberal coating of ice from freezing fog 
The cable safety guardrails covered in ice from freezing fog atop Mauna Kea 
The safety guardrail cables covered in icicles on Mauna Kea 
Windblown freezing fog creates fingers of ice from the cinders on the ground 
Keck 2 dome with a liberal coating of ice from freezing fog
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