Photos circulating on social media showed parts of the Big Island covered in snow as a winter weather advisory remains in place.

A webcam from the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope shows snow on the ground on Mauna Kea, Hawaii on Tuesday. (UKIRT) It snowed in Hawaii this week, and various research webcams on the summits showed the snow on the ground on Tuesday.

Hawaii has beat out some of the U.S.'s snowiest cities for the first snowfall of the year: On average, The Mile High City usually sees its first snowfall in mid-September. However, the Aloha State has it beat.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 61 to 70 near the shore to 51 to 57 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Monday: Cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 80 near the shore to around 64 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Hawaii faces cloudy, wet, and windy conditions, with possible heavy rain on the Big Island and Maui and snow at summit levels. Breezy weather and elevated surf will continue through

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An upper-level low-pressure system is currently positioned to the south of the island chain. This system is currently pulling moisture up from the south, creating the upper-level cloud cover over the eastern half of the state this evening.