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Weather in the Great Smokies
Tennessee & North Carolina
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Current NOAA Radar, East TN: Enlarge | Animate
Park outline shown in purple
Current Visible Satellite: Enlarge
Note: Image dark? It's nightime in the Smokies!
Park outline shown in yellow
Current Web Cams
Look Rock webcam
Enlarge | 2891ft elev
west park looking east
Purchase Knob webcam
Enlarge | 4911ft elev
east park looking east
Forecast for high country elevations around 5,000ft
| Late Afternoon  Showers Hi 51 °F | Tonight Showers Lo 43 °F | Sunday Chance Showers Hi 47 °F | Sunday Night  Chance Rain/Snow Lo 32 °F | Monday Slight Chc Rain/Snow Hi 45 °F | Monday Night  Partly Cloudy Lo 27 °F | Tuesday Mostly Sunny Hi 46 °F | Tuesday Night  Mostly Cloudy Lo 30 °F | Wednesday Mostly Cloudy Hi 46 °F |
Tennessee side
Light Rain Fog/Mist and 49 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN
Winds are East at 3.5 MPH (3 KT). The pressure is 1018.9 mb and the humidity is 97%.
Last Updated on Feb 4 2012, 3:53 pm EST.
North Carolina side
Mostly Cloudy and 57 F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC
Winds are South at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1018.4 mb and the humidity is 78%.
The wind chill is 57.
Last Updated on Feb 4 2012, 3:54 pm EST.
Road Closures
from the National Park Service
15 Jan 2012 at 8:08am
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is open to all vehicles, but watch for snow/ice.
14 Jan 2012 at 4:24pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is temporarily closed due to snow/ice.
14 Jan 2012 at 7:32am
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US HWY 441 (Newfound Gap Road) between Gatlinburg, TN and Cherokee, NC is open to all vehicles, but watch for snow/ice.
13 Jan 2012 at 12:26pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US HWY 441/NEWFOUND GAP ROAD FROM GATLINBURG, TN TO CHEROKEE, NC IS OPEN TO ALL VEHICLES, BUT WATCH FOR SNOW/ICE.
2 Jan 2012 at 5:18pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is temporarily closed due to snow/ice on the roadway.
29 Dec 2011 at 3:57pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is temporarily closed due to a motor vehicle accident.
Yesterday's precipitation & temperature
STATION ELEV HIGH LOW PCPN SNOW DEPTH
SUGARLAND CENTER 1600 61 29 0.10 0 0
NEWFOUND GAP 5000 51 38 0.13 0 0
CADES COVE 1900 61 29 0.00 0 0
OCONALUFTEE 2040 62 33 0.13 0 0
MOUNT LECONTE 6400 45 31 0.28 0 0
National weather forecast for today: Enlarge
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Great Smoky Mountains Weather on NOAA's website