Snow, yes snow, in Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP/Storyful - HONOLULU (AP) — It's wintertime in Hawaii.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a winter storm warning for the summits of Hawaii's Big Island as wind and snow engulf the high peaks.

Up to a foot of snow is possible on the summits of Hawaii's Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes above 12,000 feet. Workers at the summit of Mauna Kea, where several of the world's most advanced telescopes are located, have been removing wind swept snow drifts along the access road all day. The summit is currently closed to the public because of icy and dangerous conditions.

Meteorologists say the summits could see periods of heavy snow with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour through Friday evening.

Heavy snowfall blanketed Hawaii’s Mauna Kea on December 2, as captured in this timelapse taken from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT).

The winter conditions forced the closure of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park after snow and strong winds enveloped the Big Island mountain summits, according to local news reports.

CFHT shared via Twitter that access to Summit Road was closed due to falling snow and icy conditions.

A winter storm warning remains in effect at the time of writing for the Big Island Summits. A weather report indicated the summits could receive between 20 to 30 inches of snow on Saturday.

This video shows a timelapse of the snow accumulating on the Gemini Observatory dome, located beside the CFHT, on Mauna Kea.