Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Mostly Cloudy and 71 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1017.8 mb and the humidity is 96%. Last Updated on Jul 22 2014, 4:53 am EDT.

North Carolina Side

Fog/Mist and 67 F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1019.7 mb and the humidity is 93%. Last Updated on Jul 22 2014, 4:54 am EDT.

Current visible satellite for the Great Smoky Mountains.

Great Smokies Visible Satellite Enlarge | Animate

Current doppler radar for the Great Smoky Mountains.

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FAQ from NOAA

Images dark? It's night in the mountains.

Webcams

Current webcam for Look Rock Overlook, Tennessee.

Look Rock Enlarge

2,891ft elevation
West park looking east

Current webcam for Purchase Knob, North Carolina.

Purchase Knob Enlarge

4,911ft elevation
East park looking east

Current webcam for Cold Mountain, Tennessee.

Cold Mountain Enlarge

5,001ft elevation
East of park looking west

Current webcam for Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness, North Carolina.

Joyce Kilmer Enlarge

4,700ft elevation
South of park looking west

Last update local time: 5:00am Tue, Jul 22, 2014 - outrageGIS.com

National Maps & A Bird's Eye View

Current Surface Observations: Enlarge

Print key for weather station data.
Alternate page for storm tracking.

Current National Weather Service watches and warnings.

Current Watches & Warnings: Enlarge

Great Smokies Weather on NOAA's website

3D Map Enlarge

A zoomable map. Part of our printed hiking map.

Special Weather Statements

West Smokies

East Smokies

NOAA Streaming Weather Radio

Knoxville, TN

High Country Forecast

for elevations around 5,000ft

Today

Chance
Thunderstorms

High: 72 °F

Tonight

Thunderstorms
Likely

Low: 62 °F

Wednesday

Chance
Thunderstorms

High: 75 °F

Wednesday
Night

Chance
Thunderstorms

Low: 63 °F

Thursday

Chance
Thunderstorms

High: 70 °F

Thursday
Night

Chance
Thunderstorms

Low: 57 °F

Friday

Sunny

High: 72 °F

Friday
Night

Mostly
Clear

Low: 59 °F

Saturday

Mostly
Sunny

High: 73 °F

Area Forecasts

Forecasts Parkwide

National Weather Service Forecast Office
Morristown, Tennessee
The office issues watches, warnings, & adversories.Official forecasts. Clickable map to 7-day point forecasts which considers elevation in the prediction.
Visit website

Forecast Maps

Today's forecast

24-hour forecast

48-hour forecast

Climate & Past Observations

Time lapse animations

For our webcams & visible satellite.
Yesterday's animation

Visit archive (updated monthly)

Past Observations: Yesterday's precipitation and temperature

24-hour records for 5 locations in national park. Gives high & low temperatures, precipitation, and snow depth for Sugarland Center, Newfound Gap, Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, & Mt. LeConte.

STATION             ELEV    HIGH    LOW     PCPN    SNOW DEPTH
SUGARLAND CENTER    1600     79      64      0.16
NEWFOUND GAP        5000     69      58      0.14
CADES COVE          1900     77      63      0.43
OCONALUFTEE         2040     82      63      0.08
MOUNT LECONTE       6400     63      54      0.27

Monthly graph of temperature & precipition averages
1971-2001 climate data: Gatlinburg | Cataloochee
Official park weather page for good climate description

Wear Valley, TN (west smokies) Weather Station

Cherokee, NC (east smokies) Weather Station

National Park News & Friendly Feeds

Official News Releases from the Park

18 Jul 2014 at 3:00pm

Tourism to Great Smoky Mountains National Park creates $734 Million in Econom...

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 9,354,695 visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2013 spent $734,086,600 in communities near the park. That spending supported 10,734 jobs in the local area. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/econbenefit2013.htm

4 Jul 2014 at 9:49am

Twin Creeks Trail and Noah Bud Ogle Cabin Closed Due to Bear Activity

Twin Creeks Trail and Noah Bud Ogle Cabin Closed Due to Bear Activity http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/twin-creeks-trail-and-noah-bud-ogle-cabin-closed-due-to-bear-activity.htm

Road status tweets from the Park

Main road status updates for the Great Smoky Mountains NP. Includes Newfound Gap Road (US 441), Little River Road, Laurel Creek Road, and Cades Cove Loop Road. From the National Park Service.

Tweets from The Great Smoky Mountains

Smoky Mountains National Park Official Nonprofit Partner Of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Since 1953. Cades Cove. Free photos, trip planning.

Tweets from GSMNP

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is America’s playground getting more than 9 million visitors a year who hike, bike, fish, camp and go horseback riding.

Tweets from Mt. LeConte

At 6,593 ft. elevation, Mt. LeConte is the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park & LeConte Lodge is located near the summit at 6,360 ft.

Our Recent Photographs & Maps

July 4th Weekend at the Beach

Twin Knobs Campground, Cave Run Luke, July 3, 2014

Carter Caves State Resort P...

One side of a printed trail map for Carter Caves. This 1:16,500 scale map shows official trails f...

Our Favorite Hikes

Power Loop Hike

Hiker Red River Gorge Backpacking Map
Distance: 9.3 Miles loop
Difficulty: +++
Scenic Views: ++
Elevation Relief: 500ft ^^^^
Ownership: Daniel Boone National Forest, USFS