Great Smoky Mountains National Park Weather

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Overcast and 63 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Northeast at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1008.6 mb and the humidity is 93%. The wind chill is 64. Last Updated on Oct 22 2019, 1:53 am EDT.

North Carolina Side

Overcast and 63 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are Southeast at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1013.7 mb and the humidity is 90%. The wind chill is 63. Last Updated on Oct 22 2019, 1:54 am EDT.

Current visible satellite for the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Current doppler radar for the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Images dark? It's night in the mountains.

Webcams

Current webcam for Look Rock Overlook, Tennessee.

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2,891ft elevation
West park looking east

Current webcam for Purchase Knob, North Carolina.

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4,911ft elevation
East park looking east

Current webcam for Cold Mountain, Tennessee.

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5,001ft elevation
East of park looking west

Current webcam for Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness, North Carolina.

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4,801ft elevation
South of park looking west

5.046ft elevation, Newfound Gap looking southeast

Last update local time: 8:15am Tue, Oct 22, 2019 - outrageGIS.com

Yesterday's webcam animations

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

Cold Mountain, 648px x 518px

National Maps & A Bird's Eye View

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

Current National Weather Service watches and warnings.

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Great Smokies Weather on NOAA's website

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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: 6:36 am EDT Oct 22, 2019

Today

Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny

High: 57 °F

Tonight

Clear

Low: 30 °F

Wednesday

Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny

High: 51 °F

Wednesday
Night

Clear then
Patchy Frost

Low: 32 °F

Thursday

Patchy Frost
then Sunny

High: 55 °F

Thursday
Night

Partly Cloudy

Low: 41 °F

Friday

Chance
Showers

High: 50 °F

Friday
Night

Chance
Showers

Low: 43 °F

Saturday

Chance
Showers

High: 50 °F

Today: Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. High near 57. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. East wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Thursday: Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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.

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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    :  64 /  53 /  0.07 /   0.0 /    0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  63 /  51 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
TNST1: Cades Cove          :  64 /  53 /  0.12 /   0.0 /    0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  54 /  42 /     M /   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

26 Sep 2019 at 4:29am

Park Restricts Campfires in the Backcountry

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced a temporary ban on backcountry campfires effective immediately. Due to abnormally dry weather conditions, the potential for wildfires to occur in the backcountry has dramatically increased. The fire restriction will be in effect until further notice. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/great-smoky-mountains.htm

20 Sep 2019 at 9:37am

Upcoming Winter Park Closures Due to Roadwork

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the main access roads into Cades Cove and Cataloochee will be closed for several months this winter for road construction projects. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/great-smoky-mountains-national-parks.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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