Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

A Few Clouds and 50 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Southwest at 3.5 MPH (3 KT). The pressure is 1011.7 mb and the humidity is 77%. Last Updated on Mar 11 2014, 8:53 am EDT.

North Carolina Side

Fair and 48 F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are North at 6.9 MPH (6 KT). The pressure is 1010.3 mb and the humidity is 63%. The wind chill is 45. Last Updated on Mar 11 2014, 8:54 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.

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4,700ft elevation
South of park looking west

Last update local time: 9:30am Tue, Mar 11, 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

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

NOAA Streaming Weather Radio

Knoxville, TN

High Country Forecast

for elevations around 5,000ft

Today

Sunny

High: 64 °F

Tonight

Showers

Low: 47 °F

Wednesday

Showers

High: 57 °F

Wednesday
Night

Rain/Snow

Low: 14 °F

Thursday

Chance
Snow

High: 31 °F

Thursday
Night

Clear

Low: 19 °F

Friday

Sunny

High: 48 °F

Friday
Night

Mostly
Cloudy

Low: 34 °F

Saturday

Partly
Sunny

High: 51 °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     MM      MM      0.00    MM            0.0
NEWFOUND GAP        5000     MM      MM      0.00    MM            0.0
CADES COVE          1900     MM      MM      0.00    MM            0.0
OCONALUFTEE         2040     MM      MM      0.00    MM            0.0
MOUNT LECONTE       6400     MM      MM      0.00    MM            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

6 Mar 2014 at 10:56am

Park Offers Reward for Information on Historic Window Theft

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are offering a reward for information regarding the recent theft of an antique window from a historic cabin in the Elkmont Historic District. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/window-reward.htm

3 Mar 2014 at 8:59am

Collections Preservation Center Construction Timeline Announced

Park officials were joined by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Senator Lamar Alexander on Monday, March 3, to announce a timeline for the construction of a 13,000 square-foot Collections Preservation Center in Townsend, TN. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/conservation-center-timeline.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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Elevation Relief: 500ft ^^^^
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