Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Overcast and 27 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1023.5 mb and the humidity is 85%. Last Updated on Jan 29 2015, 3:53 am EST.

North Carolina Side

Fair and 25 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1024.7 mb and the humidity is 78%. Last Updated on Jan 29 2015, 4:54 am EST.

Current visible satellite for the Great Smoky Mountains.

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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.

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4,700ft elevation
South of park looking west

Last update local time: 5:00am Thu, Jan 29, 2015 - 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
Rain/Snow

High: 44 °F

Tonight

Rain/Snow
Likely

Low: 23 °F

Friday

Slight Chc
Snow

High: 28 °F

Friday
Night

Windy

Low: 19 °F

Saturday

Mostly
Sunny

High: 40 °F

Saturday
Night

Chance
Snow

Low: 30 °F

Sunday

Rain/Snow
Likely

High: 39 °F

Sunday
Night

Snow
Likely

Low: 23 °F

Monday

Snow
Likely

High: 28 °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    33    22    0.04         0            0.0
NEWFOUND GAP      5000    22    12    0.01         6            0.1
CADES COVE        1900    31    21    0.30         1            0.0
OCONALUFTEE       2040    35    19    0.04         0            0.0
MOUNT LECONTE     6400    16     5    0.00         9            0.0

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

22 Jan 2015 at 8:24am

Park Completes Comprehensive Stream Mapping Project

Great Smoky Mountains National Park geographic information system specialists and scientists in collaboration with scientists from Tennessee, North Carolina, and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), completed a three-year stream mapping project. Park scientists used a combination of aircraft-mounted scanners and a Global Positioning System verification system to re-inventory streams throughout the park. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/streamrestore.htm

9 Jan 2015 at 9:32am

Over Ten Million visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2014

Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomed over ten million visitors in 2014 for just the fourth time in 80 years, and the first time since 2000. In 2014, 10,099,275 visitors enjoyed the national park, an 8% increase over 2013. The numbers were spurred by strong July and August visitation as well as the highest October visitation in 27 years. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/2014visitation.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.

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