Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Fair and 49 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are North at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1019.0 mb and the humidity is 43%. The wind chill is 47. Last Updated on Mar 4 2021, 11:53 pm EST.

North Carolina Side

Fair and 47 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are North at 10.4 MPH (9 KT). The pressure is 1015.7 mb and the humidity is 42%. The wind chill is 42. Last Updated on Mar 4 2021, 11:54 pm EST.

Current visible satellite for the Great Smoky Mountains.

Great Smokies Visible Satellite Enlarge

Current doppler radar for the Great Smoky Mountains.

Doppler Radar Enlarge | Animate

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

5.046ft elevation, Newfound Gap looking southeast

Last update local time: 3:00am Fri, Mar 05, 2021 - outrageGIS.com

Yesterday's webcam animations

Look Rock, 1,600px x 1,232px

Newfound Gap, 2m560px x 1,472px

National Maps & A Bird's Eye View

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

3D Map Enlarge

A zoomable map. Part of our printed hiking map.

High Country Forecast

for elevations around 5,000ft

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 35.57°N and Longitude 83.51°W (Elev. 5269 ft) (Text-Only)

NWS Forecast for: 5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC Issued by: National Weather Service Morristown, TN Last Update: 2:41 am EST Mar 5, 2021

Overnight

Clear

Low: 26 °F

Friday

Increasing
Clouds

High: 39 °F

Friday
Night

Mostly Cloudy

Low: 24 °F

Saturday

Mostly Sunny

High: 38 °F

Saturday
Night

Clear

Low: 22 °F

Sunday

Sunny

High: 38 °F

Sunday
Night

Mostly Clear

Low: 22 °F

Monday

Sunny

High: 49 °F

Monday
Night

Mostly Clear

Low: 28 °F

Overnight: Clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 22. North wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC
35.57°N 83.51°W (Elev. 5269 ft)

Visit your local NWS office at: https://www.weather.gov/mrx

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.

Forecast Maps

24-hour forecast

48-hour forecast

Climate & Past Observations

Time lapse animations

For our webcams & visible satellite.
Yesterday's animation

Visit archive for past two years

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    :  58 /  30 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  50 /  29 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
TNST1: Cades Cove          :  59 /  29 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  41 /  24 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
CRKN7: Oconaluftee         :   M /   M /     M /     M /    M

Monthly graph of temperature & precipition averages
1971-2001 climate data: Gatlinburg | Cataloochee
Official park weather page for good climate description

National Park News & Friendly Feeds

Official News Releases from the Park

4 Feb 2021 at 3:00am

Park Recruits Adopt-a-Plot Volunteers

Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/park-recruits-adopt-a-plot-volunteers-2021.htm

20 Jan 2021 at 3:00am

Alum Cave Trail Temporarily Closed in February for Bridge Replacement

Park officials will implement a temporary, weekday closure of Alum Cave Trail and associated parking lots during February to accommodate the replacement of two foot-log bridges near the Arch Rock area. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/alum-cave-trail-temporarily-closed-in-february-for-bridge-replacement.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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