Detailed Weather & Maps for Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Latest update: 4:45pm Fri, Mar 12, 2010 - http://www.outrageGIS.com

Forecast for high country elevations around 5,000ft

Late
Afternoon
Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%

Tstms

Hi 47 °F

Tonight

Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%

Tstms

Lo 34 °F

Saturday

Chance Showers Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%

Chance
Showers
Hi 39 °F

Saturday
Night
Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%

Chance
Snow
Lo 25 °F

Sunday

Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%

Chance
Snow
Hi 31 °F

Sunday
Night
Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%

Chance
Snow
Lo 26 °F

Monday

Slight Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%

Slight Chc
Snow
Hi 39 °F

Monday
Night
Mostly Cloudy

Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 25 °F

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Partly
Sunny
Hi 44 °F

Current NOAA Radar: Enlarge | Animate

More about doppler radar images on NOAA's website

Current Observations

Tennessee side
Heavy Rain Fog/Mist and 53 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 999.3 mb and the humidity is 96%. Last Updated on Mar 12 2010, 3:53 pm EST.

North Carolina side
Thunderstorm Rain and 54 F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are West at 10.4 MPH (9 KT). The pressure is 1001.3 mb and the humidity is 97%. The wind chill is 51. Last Updated on Mar 12 2010, 3:54 pm EST.

Look Rock webcam
Enlarge | 2891ft elev
west park looking east

Purchase Knob webcam
Enlarge | 4911ft elev
east park looking east

Cold Mountain webcam Enlarge | 5000ft elev east of park looking west

Joyce Kilmer webcam
Enlarge | 4700ft elev
south of park looking west

NEW! Time-lapse animations of these webcams for Yesterday.

Mobile Weather

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Past Observations

Yesterday's precipitation & 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. Visit website

Current Visible Satellite: Enlarge | Animate

Note: Image dark? It's nightime in the Smokies!

3D Map of Great Smoky Mountains: Enlarge
A zoomable map. Part of our printed hiking map.

Current Watches & Warnings: Enlarge
Great Smoky Mountains Weather on NOAA's website

Current Weather Station Observations: Enlarge
Print key for weather station data

STATION             ELEV    HIGH    LOW     PCPN    SNOW DEPTH
SUGARLAND CENTER    1600     61      38     0.10       0
NEWFOUND GAP        5000     44      39     0.42      12
CADES COVE          1900     62      44     0.10       0
OCONALUFTEE         2040     53      39     0.34       0
MOUNT LECONTE       6400     40      32     0.60      24

Forecast for high country elevations around 5,000ft

Late
Afternoon
Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%

Tstms

Hi 47 °F

Tonight

Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%

Tstms

Lo 34 °F

Saturday

Chance Showers Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%

Chance
Showers
Hi 39 °F

Saturday
Night
Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%

Chance
Snow
Lo 25 °F

Sunday

Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%

Chance
Snow
Hi 31 °F

Sunday
Night
Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%

Chance
Snow
Lo 26 °F

Monday

Slight Chance Snow Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%

Slight Chc
Snow
Hi 39 °F

Monday
Night
Mostly Cloudy

Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 25 °F

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Partly
Sunny
Hi 44 °F

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

Asheville NOAA Weather Radio
live internet radio broadcast

Climate

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

Downloading Today's National Forecast from NOAA

National weather forecast for today: Enlarge

24-hour forecast map | 48-hour forecast map

Alternate page for storm tracking *in development*

Special Local Weather Statements:

Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Sevier Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1205 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 32 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TNC001-007-009-011-013-025-057-063-065-067-089-093-105-107-121-
123-129-139-143-145-151-153-155-173-130000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0032.100312T1705Z-100313T0000Z/

TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANDERSON BLEDSOE BLOUNT
BRADLEY CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE
GRAINGER HAMBLEN HAMILTON
HANCOCK JEFFERSON KNOX
LOUDON MCMINN MEIGS
MONROE MORGAN POLK
RHEA ROANE SCOTT
SEQUATCHIE SEVIER UNION
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast - Sevier Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...
KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...
GATLINBURG
323 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

.NOW...
THROUGH 530 PM EST...SHOWERS...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE NORTH AT 30 MPH...ACROSS CENTRAL EAST
TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER...TO HALF OF
AN INCH PER HOUR IN SHOWERS. HOWEVER...AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH...WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Watch - Sevier Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS
EVENING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE CONTINUED WET
GROUND...THE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS... STREAMS...AND ROADWAYS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
FLOODING WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE
MOUNTAINS... AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-081>087-098>102-130400-
/O.CON.KMRX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...
BENTON...DUCKTOWN
259 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 /159 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
SATURDAY...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...BRADLEY...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...
HAMILTON...JOHNSON...MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...NORTHWEST
MONROE...RHEA...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
UNICOI AND WEST POLK.

* UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY

* WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...STREAMS...AND AREA ROADWAYS ARE
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF
YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA....KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RISING WATER OR
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU
COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON`T DROWN!

$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Wind Warning - Sevier Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY ACROSS THE REGION...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY AND
TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE EAST ACROSS
THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH OF THE
REGION...AND THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST INTO CENTRAL PARTS OF THE
CAROLINAS.

TNZ040-041-071>074-085>087-101-102-122315-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100313T0000Z/
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...MARYVILLE...
CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN
1010 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND LAST
INTO THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND
MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.

$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Cherokee (North Carolina)

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1205 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 32 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NCC039-130000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0032.100312T1705Z-100313T0000Z/

NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CHEROKEE
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Warning - Cherokee (North Carolina)

BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLEVELAND...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ATHENS...
MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MADISONVILLE...
POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DUCKTOWN...BENTON...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...ANDREWS...
CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAYESVILLE...

* UNTIL 715 PM EST

* AT 122 PM EST HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WERE CAUSING CREEKS TO RISE TO BANKFULL AND
SOME STREET FLOODING WAS BAD ENOUGH TO STOP TRAFFIC IN EAST RIDGE AND CLEVELAND.
A HOUSE WAS FLOODED IN EAST RIDGE.

PLEASE BE PATIENT WHEN DRIVING AND GO AROUND FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU DRIVE INTO A
FLOODED ROAD OR AROUND A ROAD CLOSED SIGN...YOU CAN ACTUALLY BE ARRESTED.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM
RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED OR CLOSED
ROAD...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3499 8487 3514 8487 3539 8508 3564 8428
3558 8411 3554 8407 3554 8401 3549 8398
3548 8393 3542 8401 3531 8403 3524 8399
3522 8393 3526 8380 3524 8372 3521 8369
3515 8373 3515 8365 3499 8351

$$

BB
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast - Cherokee (North Carolina)

MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN
323 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 /223 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010/

.NOW...
THROUGH 530 PM EST (430 PM CST)...SHOWERS...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE NORTH AT 30 MPH...ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THIS
ACTIVITY HAS MOVED EAST OF CHATTANOOGA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE
FROM A TENTH...TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH PER HOUR IN SHOWERS.
HOWEVER...AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Watch - Cherokee (North Carolina)