Great Smoky Mountains National Park Weather

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Mostly Cloudy and 60 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are North at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1025.7 mb and the humidity is 58%. The wind chill is 60. Last Updated on Oct 17 2018, 7:53 pm EDT.

North Carolina Side

Fair and 56 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are Northwest at 8.1 MPH (7 KT). The pressure is 1024.5 mb and the humidity is 62%. The wind chill is 54. Last Updated on Oct 17 2018, 7:54 pm 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: 9:45pm Wed, Oct 17, 2018 - outrageGIS.com

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: 3:42 pm EDT Oct 17, 2018

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Low: 38 °F

Thursday

Sunny

High: 54 °F

Thursday
Night

Mostly Clear

Low: 41 °F

Friday

Mostly Sunny

High: 58 °F

Friday
Night

Chance Rain
then Rain

Low: 49 °F

Saturday

Rain then
Chance
Showers

High: 54 °F

Saturday
Night

Partly Cloudy

Low: 31 °F

Sunday

Sunny

High: 42 °F

Sunday
Night

Clear then
Patchy Frost

Low: 34 °F

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Rain, mainly before 11am, then a chance of showers after 11am. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

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 (updated monthly)

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    :  62 /  56 /  0.38 /   0.0 /    0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  59 /  48 /  0.56 /   0.0 /    0
TNST1: Cades Cove          :  64 /  55 /  0.45 /   0.0 /    0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  59 /  44 /  0.57 /   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

3 Oct 2018 at 5:50am

Body of Missing Woman Found

Park officials announced last night that search crews found the body of Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements, 53, from Cleves, Ohio, after an extensive, week-long search. Clements had been missing from the Clingmans Dome area of the park since Tuesday, September 25. A large-scale search operation was launched, which included trained searchers, canine teams, helicopters, and drones with advanced technology from around 50 local, state, and federal agencies and professional search and rescue groups. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/body-of-missing-woman-found.htm

1 Oct 2018 at 12:24pm

Park Continues Extensive Search for Missing Woman

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have entered the sixth full day of searching for Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements, 53, who was last seen in the Clingmans Dome area of the park on Tuesday, September 25. Over the weekend, the search effort intensified with the addition of personnel and specialized equipment from five states. Searchers, canine teams, helicopters, and drones are continuing to work in steep, rugged terrain of the mountainous area that straddles the North Carolina �? Tennessee border. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/park-continues-extensive-search-for-missing-woman.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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