Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Current Forecast

Official news releases from the Park

Last update local time: 11:30pm Fri, Jul 18, 2025 - outrageGIS.com

Current Satellite Imagery

Current Surface Observations: Enlarge

Precipitation forecast maps for next few days.
Alternate page for storm tracking.

Current National Weather Service watches and warnings.

Current Watches & Warnings: Enlarge

Great Smokies Weather on NOAA's website

Current doppler radar for the Great Smoky Mountains.

Doppler Radar Enlarge | Animate

Current 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

Kuwohi Enlarge

6,644ft elevation
Central park looking northwest

Climate & Past Observations

Look Rock yesterday

Purchase Knob yesterday

Climate

Climographs for foothills and high country. 1971-2001 climate normals for Gatlinburg and Cataloochee . Official park weather page for good climate description.

Webcam archive

Visit archive for past two years or yesterday's animations.

Past Observations: Yesterday's precipitation and temperature

24-hour observations for 5 locations in national park (ending early this morning, approximately 7:30A.M., EST). Gives high & low temperatures, precipitation, and snow depth in INCHES for Sugarland Center, Newfound Gap, Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, & Mt. LeConte.

STATION                      HIGH  LOW    PCPN    SNOW   SNOW DEPTH
GTLT1: Sugarland Center    :  83 /  68 /  0.41 /   0.0 /    0 
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  76 /  62 /  0.33 /   0.0 /    0 
TNST1: Cades Cove          :  81 /   M /  0.20 /   0.0 /    0 
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  70 /  57 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0 
CRKN7: Oconaluftee         :  85 /  67 /  0.23 /     M /    M

Recent Photographs & Maps

Current weather and animations

Live weather stations for the Great Smokies NP and Daniel Boone NF...