Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sevierville Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT)

Lat: 35.86°NLon: 83.53°WElev: 1001ft.

Overcast

70°F

21°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Dec 12:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Townsend TN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers, mainly after 3am.  Low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of flurries before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, mainly after 3am. Low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Townsend TN
 35.69°N 83.66°W (Elev. 2231 ft)
12:31 am EST Dec 29, 2025
12am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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