Weather in the Great Smokies
Tennessee & North Carolina

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Current Observations

Tennessee side
Partly Cloudy and 74 degrees F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN
Partly Cloudy
Winds are East at 3 MPH. The pressure is 29.98" (1014.1 mb) and the humidity is 76%. The heat index is 75. Last Updated on Jul 5, 9:53 pm EDT.


North Carolina side
A Few Clouds and 70 degrees F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC
A Few Clouds
Winds are South at 5 MPH. The pressure is 30.06" (1015.4 mb) and the humidity is 84%. The heat index is 69. Last Updated on Jul 5, 9:54 pm EDT.


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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

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Great Smoky Mountains Weather on NOAA's website

STATION             ELEV    HIGH    LOW     PCPN    SNOW DEPTH
SUGARLAND CENTER 1600 88 55 T NEWFOUND GAP 5000 74 57 0.05 CADES COVE 1900 84 64 0.00 OCONALUFTEE 2040 86 62 0.10 MOUNT LECONTE 6400 62 48 0.15

Forecast for high country elevations around 5,000ft

Overnight

Slight Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Tstms
Lo 56°F
Sunday

Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Tstms
Hi 72°F
Sunday
Night

Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
Tstms
Lo 55°F
Monday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Tstms
Hi 76°F
Monday
Night

Partly Cloudy
Partly
Cloudy
Lo 56°F
Tuesday

Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Tstms
Hi 75°F
Tuesday
Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Tstms
Lo 57°F
Wednesday

Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Tstms
Hi 74°F
Wednesday
Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Tstms
Lo 58°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.
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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

 

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Special Local Weather Statements:

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
858 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008

.NOW...
THROUGH 11 PM EDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE
EAST AT 15 MPH...ACROSS CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL RANGE FROM A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH
UP TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
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
858 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 /758 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008/

.NOW...
THROUGH 11 PM EDT (10 PM CDT)...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE EAST AT 15 MPH...ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH UP TO AN
INCH POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage




Updated: Mon Jun 16 14:31:38 EDT 2008
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