Monday will begin the start of a gradual warming trend with above
normal temperatures mid-week onward. The chance for light rain
Christmas day has trended downward with the latest forecast. A 20
percent chance of light rain is primarily confined along and west of
the Interstate 75 corridor in the afternoon and evening hours. Area
wide rain chances do not return until the end of the week.
Monday will begin the start of a gradual warming trend with above
normal temperatures mid-week onward. The chance for light rain
Christmas day has trended downward with the latest forecast. A 20
percent chance of light rain is primarily confined along and west of
the Interstate 75 corridor in the afternoon and evening hours. Area
wide rain chances do not return until the end of the week.
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