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Latest update:
4:15pm Sat, Feb 04, 2012 - http://www.outrageGIS.com
Road Closures and News for the Great Smokies
Forecast for high country
elevations around 5,000ft
Late
Afternoon
Showers
Hi 51 °F | Tonight
Showers
Lo 43 °F | Sunday
Chance
Showers
Hi 47 °F | Sunday
Night
Chance
Rain/Snow
Lo 32 °F | Monday
Slight Chc
Rain/Snow
Hi 45 °F | Monday
Night
Partly
Cloudy
Lo 27 °F | Tuesday
Mostly
Sunny
Hi 46 °F | Tuesday
Night
Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 30 °F | Wednesday
Mostly
Cloudy
Hi 46 °F |
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Current NOAA Radar: Enlarge | Animate
More about doppler radar images on NOAA's website
Current Observations
Tennessee side
Light Rain Fog/Mist and 49 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN
Winds are East at 3.5 MPH (3 KT). The pressure is 1018.9 mb and the humidity is 97%.
Last Updated on Feb 4 2012, 3:53 pm EST.
North Carolina side
Mostly Cloudy and 57 F at Asheville Regional Airport, NC
Winds are South at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1018.4 mb and the humidity is 78%.
The wind chill is 57.
Last Updated on Feb 4 2012, 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 |
 Time-lapse animations of webcams and visible satelite for:
yesterday & archive of days
Mobile Weather
Get these maps on your cellphone
In some areas of the Smokies cell phone users have access to the internet. To get these weather maps, web cams, and forecasts on your phone when you have internet access, visit http://www.outrageGIS.com/g and help plan your day.
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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 archive (updated monthly)
STATION ELEV HIGH LOW PCPN SNOW DEPTH
SUGARLAND CENTER 1600 61 29 0.10 0 0
NEWFOUND GAP 5000 51 38 0.13 0 0
CADES COVE 1900 61 29 0.00 0 0
OCONALUFTEE 2040 62 33 0.13 0 0
MOUNT LECONTE 6400 45 31 0.28 0 0
Forecast for high country
elevations around 5,000ft
Late
Afternoon
Showers
Hi 51 °F | Tonight
Showers
Lo 43 °F | Sunday
Chance
Showers
Hi 47 °F | Sunday
Night
Chance
Rain/Snow
Lo 32 °F | Monday
Slight Chc
Rain/Snow
Hi 45 °F | Monday
Night
Partly
Cloudy
Lo 27 °F | Tuesday
Mostly
Sunny
Hi 46 °F | Tuesday
Night
Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 30 °F | Wednesday
Mostly
Cloudy
Hi 46 °F |
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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
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Road Closures
from the National Park Service
15 Jan 2012 at 8:08am
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is open to all vehicles, but watch for snow/ice.
14 Jan 2012 at 4:24pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is temporarily closed due to snow/ice.
14 Jan 2012 at 7:32am
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US HWY 441 (Newfound Gap Road) between Gatlinburg, TN and Cherokee, NC is open to all vehicles, but watch for snow/ice.
13 Jan 2012 at 12:26pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US HWY 441/NEWFOUND GAP ROAD FROM GATLINBURG, TN TO CHEROKEE, NC IS OPEN TO ALL VEHICLES, BUT WATCH FOR SNOW/ICE.
2 Jan 2012 at 5:18pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is temporarily closed due to snow/ice on the roadway.
29 Dec 2011 at 3:57pm
SmokiesRoadsNPS: US Hwy 441/Newfound Gap Rd from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC is temporarily closed due to a motor vehicle accident.
Park News
from the National Park Service
26 Jan 2012 at 2:20pm
Smokies Officials Announce New Way to Explore Your Park
Officials at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in conjunction with the Friends of the Smokies and the Great Smoky Mountain Association are announcing a new opportunity to experience the Smokies.
26 Jan 2012 at 2:13pm
Great Smokies is Top Money Generating National Park Service Unit in 2010
According to a recently-released National Park Service (NPS) study, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not only the nation’s most visited national park, it also tops the 397 national park units in visitor spending.
15 Dec 2011 at 12:02pm
Park Accepts Land Donation from Friends of the Smokies
Great Smoky Mountains National Park got an early Holiday gift on December 14, when the Friends of the Smokies officially transferred 20 acres of new land to be added to the Park.
27 Oct 2011 at 8:14am
Elk Environmental Assessment Approved
Superintendent Dale Ditmanson announced the approval of a Finding of No Significant Impact of the Environmental Assessment on a proposed plan for managing a permanent herd of elk in the Park.
2 Aug 2011 at 12:57pm
Drowning At The Sinks
The second drowning in the park this summer occurred at the Sinks on Saturday, July 30th.
27 Jul 2011 at 7:50am
Firewood Restrictions to Include Neighboring Counties
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that its current policy to prohibit the transportation of firewood from federal and state quarantined areas into the park has been tightened to include several neighboring counties in Tennessee. The affected areas are Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, and Union counties.
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