(BIVN) – Hawaiʻi summits had a White Christmas after all, technically, but no one saw it unless they were keeping an eye on Mauna Kea webcams.

The few snow showers that forecasters said were possible over the highest peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on December 25 materialized as the sun set. For most of that time, the summit of Mauna Kea was shrouded in thick cloud cover. The fog lifted this morning, offering a glimpse of the snow on Wednesday morning.

The road to the summit of Mauna Kea is closed to the public at the Visitor Information Station at the 9,200 foot level, ranger said this morning, due to snowfall, icy roads, high humidity and below freezing temperatures. Rangers say they will continue to monitor road and weather conditions and this report will be updated as conditions change.

As for the weather outlook around the state, the National Weather Service had this to say in its morning discussion: