High Country Forecast
for elevations around 5,000ft
7-Day Forecast 35.57°N 83.51°W (Text-Only)NWS Forecast for: 5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Morristown, TN
Last Update: 4:00 am EST Dec 11, 2024 | |
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Overnight
Low: 41 °F Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 37 °F⇓ Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
Night
Low: 19 °F Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 32 °F Sunny
Thursday
Night
Low: 25 °F Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 40 °F Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Low: 28 °F Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 41 °F Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Showers
Saturday
Night
Low: 36 °F Showers
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Overnight: Showers likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 41. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Rain and snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers between noon and 4pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 2pm. Temperature falling to around 19 by 1pm. Wind chill values between 4 and 14. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values between 4 and 9. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC
35.57°N 83.51°W (Elev. 5269 ft)
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Climate & Past Observations
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 : 89 / 67 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN : 80 / 64 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0
TNST1: Cades Cove : 87 / 70 / 0.02 / 0.0 / 0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte : 71 / 52 / 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
9 Dec 2024 at 6:57am
The National Park Service (NPS) will conduct additional design work and technical studies for Foothills Parkway Section 8D. This decision was based on feedback from subject matter experts and public comments received during a 30-day public comment which ended on August 21. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/national-park-service-plans-to-complete-additional-design-work-and-technical-studies-for-foothills-parkway-section-8d.htm
26 Nov 2024 at 4:14am
On December 9, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will begin a rehabilitation of the 2.3-mile-long Cosby Entrance Road from TN State Route 32 to the gate of Cosby Campground. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-to-rehabilitate-cosby-entrance-road.htm
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.
Smoky Mountains National Park Official Nonprofit Partner Of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Since 1953. Cades Cove. Free photos, trip planning.
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.
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.
Winds are West at 9.2 MPH (8 KT).
The pressure is 29.80 and the humidity is 96%.
The windChill is 40.
Last Updated on Dec 11 2024, 5:53 am EST.
