High 88° · Low 66°
Up to 31% chance of rainMostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind around 5 mph.
Theme park
Pigeon Forge, TN
84° now
Today: Mostly Sunny, high 88°, 31% chance of rain
Current observed weather and the available forecast for Dollywood. Conditions can change quickly; check local alerts before travel.
Smoky Mountain Christmas runs Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027. Dollywood's winter page sends January to March visitors to its resorts and area attractions, which suggests the theme park is closed in that period. The site gives no opening date for 2027.
From Dollywood Christmas & Winter seasonal pages, checked . Dates change each year.
Current conditions
Broken clouds
Observed at 2:34 PM local time
At a glance
High 88° · Low 66°
Up to 31% chance of rainMostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind around 5 mph.
High 83° · Low 67°
Up to 68% chance of rainA chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. North wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Hour by hour
Day by day
Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated 2:27 PM local time. Hourly values are for the forecast grid cell containing this location. Current conditions from OpenWeather.
Averages, not a forecast
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, 7 miles away. Precipitation days count days with at least 0.01 inch.
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