Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 10:26:41 pm EST

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Smoky Mtn Observations

Dry and Seasonably Chilly. Dress appropriately.

A quick moving system will bring light snow and flurries to the higher elevations of southwest Virginia late tonight into Thursday morning, but most locations remain dry. A warming trend continues late this week with increasing rain chances by Friday night and Saturday.

Outlook for early January.

Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (EST)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	22:15	Clear	10	33	17	50	WSW 8	25 [WC]	29.91
Andrews-Murphy NC	21:55	Clear	10	26	19	73	CALM	-	30.04
Chattanooga TN	21:53	Mostly Clear	10	38	23	54	S 5	33 [WC]	30.04
Crossville TN	21:53	Clear	10	34	22	60	WSW 5	29 [WC]	29.98
Dalton GA	22:15	Clear	10	29	27	92	CALM	-	30.06
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	21:53	Overcast	10	38	21	50	SW 12	30 [WC]	29.99
Middlesboro KY	22:15	Clear	10	36	22	56	CALM	-	29.97
Monroe Cnty TN	22:15	Clear	10	33	21	59	SW 5	28 [WC]	30.01
Morristown TN	22:10		10	39	19	44	WSW 9	32 [WC]	29.97
Oak Ridge TN	21:53	Clear	10	37	20	49	WSW 3	-	30.01
Tazewell Cnty VA	22:15	Mostly Cloudy	10	33	18	53	WSW 15G24	22 [WC]	29.86
Tri-Cities TN	21:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	34	18	51	SW 10	26 [WC]	29.95
Wise VA	22:15	Clear	10	32	19	59	WSW 14G22	21 [WC]	29.87
Greeneville, TN	22:15	Clear	10	37	17	44	WSW 6	32 [WC]	29.95

Local Weather History For December 31st...

Winter storm dumped 2-5" snow over the area in 1997. 4-8" fell in the mountains.


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