Winter Storm in the Central Appalachians through the Northeast; Heavy Snow in the Great Basin and Rockies

A winter storm will impact the central Appalachians to the Northeast through the night. Accumulating snow is expected for interior New England and the northern Mid-Atlantic. Scattered showers and occasional thunderstorms will persist across Florida and the Southeast coast. Locally heavy mountain snow is expected in the Great Basin and Rockies over the next couple of days. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 9:56:38 pm EST

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National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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Smoky Mtn Observations

Patchy freezing fog possible overnight tonight, mainly in higher elevations of the Plateau, ridges, and mountains. Dry Wednesday and Thursday. Precipitation chances return Thursday night, with wintry mix and snow possible across far northeastern Tennessee into southwest Virginia, with snow accumulations possible in southwest Virginia and the highest Tennessee mountain elevations. For locations across most of East Tennessee and southwest North Carolina, rain is the more likely precipitation type.

Patchy freezing fog likely tonight across higher elevations of the Plateau, ridges, and East TN mountains. If you encounter fog while driving, take caution, especially on bridges.

Rain has ended across the region. Cloudy and chilly weather to continue tonight, with very low chance for freezing fog. Drier air arrives by tonight with clear, dry weather for Wednesday and Thursday.

Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.

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	21:35	Overcast	10	30	24	80	W 6	23 [WC]	29.98
Andrews-Murphy NC	21:16	Clear	10	33	26	74	NE 3	-	29.99
Chattanooga TN	20:53	Overcast	10	35	29	78	NW 9	27 [WC]	30.08
Crossville TN	20:53	Overcast	10	28	26	92	N 5	22 [WC]	30.04
Dalton GA	21:35	Overcast	10	36	32	84	NW 10	28 [WC]	30.07
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	20:53	Overcast	10	35	29	78	N 10	27 [WC]	30.04
Middlesboro KY	21:35	Overcast	10	32	27	80	NNE 7	25 [WC]	30.07
Monroe Cnty TN	21:15	Overcast	10	33	32	93	NNW 9	25 [WC]	30.05
Morristown TN	21:15	Overcast	10	33	32	93	NNW 7	26 [WC]	30.03
Oak Ridge TN	20:53	Overcast	10	35	28	75	CALM	-	30.07
Tazewell Cnty VA	21:35	Overcast	10	27	25	90	NW 5	21 [WC]	29.96
Tri-Cities TN	20:53	Overcast	10	34	30	85	NNE 6	28 [WC]	30.00
Wise VA	21:35	Overcast	10	26	26	100	WNW 6	18 [WC]	29.98
Greeneville, TN	21:15	Overcast	10	33	28	80	CALM	-	30.00

Local Weather History For December 2nd...

In 2009, high wind in the mountains gusting up to 81 mph produced $150,000 damage.


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