Great Smoky Mountains National Park Weather

Current Observations

Tennessee Side

Partly Cloudy and 63 F at Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN

Winds are North at 9.2 MPH (8 KT). The pressure is 1027.5 mb and the humidity is 43%. The wind chill is 62. Last Updated on Oct 18 2018, 3:53 pm EDT.

North Carolina Side

Fair and 67 F at Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC

Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1026.3 mb and the humidity is 29%. Last Updated on Oct 18 2018, 4:54 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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FAQ from NOAA

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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4,700ft elevation
South of park looking west

Last update local time: 7:45pm Thu, Oct 18, 2018 - outrageGIS.com

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

3D Map Enlarge

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: 3:08 pm EDT Oct 18, 2018

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Low: 43 °F

Friday

Sunny

High: 57 °F

Friday
Night

Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely

Low: 49 °F

Saturday

Showers
Likely

High: 54 °F

Saturday
Night

Blustery.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow

Low: 29 °F

Sunday

Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny

High: 44 °F

Sunday
Night

Clear

Low: 33 °F

Monday

Sunny

High: 52 °F

Monday
Night

Partly Cloudy

Low: 37 °F

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 1am, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

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 (updated monthly)

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    :  61 /  44 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
NFGT1: Newfound Gap, TN    :  54 /  34 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
TNST1: Cades Cove          :  62 /  44 /  0.00 /   0.0 /    0
MTLT1: Mount LeConte       :  50 /  32 /  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

Official News Releases from the Park

3 Oct 2018 at 5:50am

Body of Missing Woman Found

Park officials announced last night that search crews found the body of Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements, 53, from Cleves, Ohio, after an extensive, week-long search. Clements had been missing from the Clingmans Dome area of the park since Tuesday, September 25. A large-scale search operation was launched, which included trained searchers, canine teams, helicopters, and drones with advanced technology from around 50 local, state, and federal agencies and professional search and rescue groups. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/body-of-missing-woman-found.htm

1 Oct 2018 at 12:24pm

Park Continues Extensive Search for Missing Woman

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have entered the sixth full day of searching for Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements, 53, who was last seen in the Clingmans Dome area of the park on Tuesday, September 25. Over the weekend, the search effort intensified with the addition of personnel and specialized equipment from five states. Searchers, canine teams, helicopters, and drones are continuing to work in steep, rugged terrain of the mountainous area that straddles the North Carolina �? Tennessee border. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/park-continues-extensive-search-for-missing-woman.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

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Weather and Maps

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