Since Mt Everest is above the clouds, how come there is snow on the tip

Question: Since Mt Everest is above the clouds, how come there is snow on the tip
- Keywords:
  cloud,
  environment,
  mountain,
  snow
Asked by ring45pie to Souvik, Sabine, Maria, John, Faye, Armin on 14 Nov 2019.
- Maria McNamara answered on 14 Nov 2019:
  
  Mount Everest is affected by many snow storms, i.e. clouds often form over and/or pass over the top.

Question: Since Mt Everest is above the clouds, how come there is snow on the tip