High 85° · Low 65°
Up to 26% chance of rainMostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
National park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park weather
Gatlinburg, TN
81° now
Tomorrow: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 80°, 74% chance of rain
Current observed weather and the available forecast for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Conditions can change quickly; check local alerts before travel.
Open year-round
Open 24 hours, 365 days; some secondary roads, campgrounds and facilities are seasonal.
From NPS Operating Hours & Seasons, checked . Dates change each year.
Current conditions
Current weather at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Broken clouds
Observed at 12:55 PM local time
81°Feels like 83°
- Humidity
- 58%
- Wind
- 0 mph
- Sunrise
- 7:29 AM
- Sunset
- 7:17 PM
At a glance
Today and Tomorrow at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
High 80° · Low 66°
Up to 74% chance of rainA chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Hour by hour
Great Smoky Mountains National Park hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
- 83°Mostly Sunny10% rain
- 83°Mostly Sunny8% rain
- 84°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16% rain
- 80°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23% rain
- 76°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms26% rain
- 72°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16% rain
- 70°Partly Cloudy12% rain
- 69°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15% rain
- 69°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17% rain
- 68°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17% rain
- 68°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain
- 67°Mostly Cloudy14% rain
- 67°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain
- 66°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms20% rain
- 66°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23% rain
- 66°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24% rain
- 65°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms20% rain
- 66°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms22% rain
- 70°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% rain
- 73°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms20% rain
- 76°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms36% rain
- 77°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49% rain
- 77°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely69% rain
- 78°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely74% rain
Day by day
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 7-day forecast
- Mostly SunnyUp to 26% rain85° / 65°
- Chance Showers And ThunderstormsUp to 74% rain80° / 66°
- Showers And ThunderstormsUp to 84% rain72° / 60°
- Partly SunnyUp to 14% rain75° / 51°
- Mostly SunnyUp to 5% rain75° / 50°
- SunnyUp to 4% rain75° / 50°
- SunnyUp to 4% rain76° / 52°
Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated 7:06 AM local time. Hourly values are for the forecast grid cell containing this location. Current conditions from OpenWeather.
Averages, not a forecast
Great Smoky Mountains National Park weather by month
In an average October, highs are near 69° and lows near 44°, with measurable precipitation on about 10 days.
July is usually the warmest month (average high 83°), and January the coldest (average low 27°). July has the most days with precipitation, and October the fewest.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip. days | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 27° | 15 | 4.8 in |
| February | 51° | 29° | 15 | 4.3 in |
| March | 59° | 35° | 15 | 5.6 in |
| April | 69° | 42° | 13 | 4.9 in |
| May | 75° | 51° | 15 | 5.5 in |
| June | 80° | 59° | 15 | 6.0 in |
| July | 83° | 63° | 15 | 6.3 in |
| August | 82° | 62° | 14 | 4.4 in |
| September | 78° | 56° | 11 | 4.3 in |
| October | 69° | 44° | 10 | 3.2 in |
| November | 58° | 34° | 12 | 4.0 in |
| December | 50° | 29° | 15 | 4.9 in |
NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals from the GATLINBURG 2 SW, TN US station, less than a mile away. Precipitation days count days with at least 0.01 inch.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park location and park links
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- Type
- National park
- City
- Gatlinburg, TN
- Address
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
- Visitor information
- Visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park website