Great Smoky Mountains National Park Weather

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Mostly Cloudy and 44 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are from the North at 11.5 gusting to 24.2 MPH (10 gusting to 21 KT). The pressure is 1025.5 mb and the humidity is 60%. The wind chill is 38. Last Updated on Dec 6 2023, 12:53 pm EST.

North Carolina Side

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy and 42 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are from the Northwest at 20.7 gusting to 33.4 MPH (18 gusting to 29 KT). The pressure is 1021.9 mb and the humidity is 65%. The wind chill is 33. Last Updated on Dec 6 2023, 12:54 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: 1:45pm Wed, Dec 06, 2023 - 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 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: 12:14 pm EST Dec 6, 2023

This
Afternoon

Partly Sunny
and Blustery

High: 28 °F

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy

Low: 21 °F

Thursday

Sunny

High: 41 °F

Thursday
Night

Increasing
Clouds

Low: 32 °F

Friday

Partly Sunny

High: 45 °F

Friday
Night

Mostly Cloudy

Low: 33 °F

Saturday

Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers

High: 46 °F

Saturday
Night

Breezy.
Showers
Likely then
Showers

Low: 42 °F

Sunday

Breezy. Heavy
Rain then
Rain/Snow

High: 48 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 42. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: Rain showers before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38.

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    :  51 /  31 /  0.28 /   0.0 /    0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  39 /  24 /  0.27 /   3.0 /    3
TNST1: Cades Cove          :   M /   M /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  37 /  20 /  0.50 /   6.0 /    6
CRKN7: Oconaluftee         :  53 /  27 /  0.02 /     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 Dec 2023 at 4:55am

Celebrate ?Christmas Across the Mountains? at Sugarlands and Oconaluftee visi...

The National Park Service invites visitors to experience the spirit of the season at Great Smoky Mountains National Park during two popular holiday events on Saturday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/celebrate-christmas-across-the-mountains-at-sugarlands-and-oconaluftee-visitor-centers.htm

30 Nov 2023 at 7:30am

Look before you click?National Park Service investigates online scamming attempt

The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an online scam selling fraudulent parking tags to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Someone posing as the National Park Service is directing individuals and organizations to a website titled "Smokies Park Pass." This website looks like it belongs to our park partner, Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA), but it is not a GSMA or NPS website. Please don't visit or buy parking tags from this website. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/look-before-you-click-national-park-service-investigates-online-scamming-attempt.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.

Our Recent Photographs & Maps

Ohio River

Owensboro, Kentucky

Cumberland Gap, ridge and v...

The interesting physiography of southeastern Kentucky and southw...

Fog in Cades Cove

Our Favorite Hikes

Chimney Tops and Road Prong...

Hiker Great Smokies Trail Atlas
Distance: 9 Miles round-trip from trailhead
Difficulty: +++
Scenic Views: +++
Elevation Relief: 1,800ft ^^
Ownership: Great Smoky Mountains, NPS

Great Smokies Trail Atlas: $14

As you drive from the Sugarlands Visitor Center on Newfound Gap Road, you’ll catch gl...

Weather and Maps

Experimenting with Geolocat...

We have a lot of great raster base map services available in Kentucky and I wanted to access them for my current location when I use my mobile device in the field. While there are many ways to make a mobile map, I wanted use Leaflet JS and build a custom geolocation service using the Geolocation ...

Our Clients' Maps

Johnson Highway Day Map

Click to open map

On September 20, 2014 a downtown Lexington neighborhood hosted a block party and potluck. Raffles were held, which indeed included some outrageGIS mapping hiking maps. This map is entirely custom and shows only sidewalks and the location of the block party. The map layers two di...

Latest update: 1:45pm Wed, Dec 06, 2023 - http://www.outrageGIS.com

Weather Station

Great Smoky Mountains NP