Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Partly Cloudy and 48 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1020.8 mb and the humidity is 77%. Last Updated on Apr 21 2014, 6:53 am EDT.

North Carolina Side

Fair and 37 F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1021.8 mb and the humidity is 93%. Last Updated on Apr 21 2014, 6:54 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: 8:00am Mon, Apr 21, 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

Increasing
Clouds

High: 65 °F

Tonight

Patchy
Fog

Low: 49 °F

Tuesday

Thunderstorms
Likely

High: 62 °F

Tuesday
Night

Chance
Thunderstorms

Low: 41 °F

Wednesday

Sunny

High: 64 °F

Wednesday
Night

Mostly
Clear

Low: 44 °F

Thursday

Mostly
Sunny

High: 67 °F

Thursday
Night

Chance
Showers

Low: 53 °F

Friday

Chance
Thunderstorms

High: 67 °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     63      41      0.11     0            0.0
NEWFOUND GAP        5000     54      37      0.15     0            0.0
CADES COVE          1900     60      39      0.08     0            0.0
OCONALUFTEE         2040     MM      MM      0.00    MM            0.0
MOUNT LECONTE       6400     44      32      0.42     0            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

17 Apr 2014 at 2:46pm

Free National Junior Ranger Day to be Held in Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day onSaturday, April 26, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with special activities at Sugarlands Visitor Center, Cades Cove Visitor Center and Oconaluftee Visitor Center. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/jr-ranger-day-2014.htm

17 Apr 2014 at 2:27pm

Annual Music of the Mountains Festival Scheduled

The park will hold its 10th annual Music of the Mountains celebration Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/music-of-mts-2014.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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