Great Smoky Mountains National Park Weather

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Overcast and 73 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are Northeast at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1009.8 mb and the humidity is 81%. Last Updated on Sep 17 2020, 7:53 pm EDT.

North Carolina Side

Light Rain Fog/Mist and 68 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are North at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1009.3 mb and the humidity is 93%. Last Updated on Sep 17 2020, 7:54 pm 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

5.046ft elevation, Newfound Gap looking southeast

Last update local time: 2:30am Fri, Sep 18, 2020 - 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.

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Great Smokies Weather on NOAA's website

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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: 1:16 am EDT Sep 18, 2020

Overnight

Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog

Low: 54 °F

Friday

Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny

High: 60 °F

Friday
Night

Mostly Cloudy

Low: 46 °F

Saturday

Mostly Cloudy

High: 59 °F

Saturday
Night

Mostly Cloudy

Low: 44 °F

Sunday

Sunny

High: 59 °F

Sunday
Night

Mostly Clear

Low: 38 °F

Monday

Sunny

High: 59 °F

Monday
Night

Mostly Clear

Low: 38 °F

Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

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    :  75 /  60 /  0.21 /   0.0 /    0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  70 /  53 /  0.66 /   0.0 /    0
TNST1: Cades Cove          :  78 /  60 /  0.46 /   0.0 /    0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  64 /  49 /  0.46 /   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 Aug 2020 at 7:24am

Park Resumes Additional Campground and Picnic Area Operations

Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is increasing access to additional campgrounds and picnic areas. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/park-resumes-additional-campground-and-picnic-area-operations-2.htm

18 Aug 2020 at 12:56pm

Bicyclist Fatality in Cades Cove

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of a bicycle accident in Cades Cove at 10:58 a.m. on Sunday, August 16. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/bicyclist-fatality-in-cades-cove.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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Tennessee Side

North Carolina Side

Images dark? It's night in the mountains.

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Yesterday's webcam animations

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Past Observations: Yesterday's precipitation and temperature

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