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.
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
17 Jan 2025 at 4:14am
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking help to identify and document former homesite locations within the park. Volunteer-In-Park Frank March, in conjunction with Park Archeologist Allison Harvey, is leading these research efforts which includes documenting field locations with associated historic records. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-seeks-help-in-identifying-historic-homesites.htm
13 Jan 2025 at 5:32am
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remove hazard trees in Cades Cove on Jan. 20-Jan. 24. This includes removing brush from the side of the road to keep vegetation from hitting passing vehicles and removing all hazard trees that could fall onto the road. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/national-park-service-to-remove-hazard-trees-in-cades-cove-beginning-jan-20.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 East at 3.5 MPH (3 KT).
The pressure is 29.81 and the humidity is 96%.
Last Updated on Jan 18 2025, 9:53 am EST.
Winds are Southeast at 6.9 MPH (6 KT).
The pressure is 29.85 and the humidity is 89%.
The windChill is 38.
Last Updated on Jan 18 2025, 9:54 am EST.
