This is the official forecast for not only Gatlinburg but also the Great Smoky Mountains from today through Sunday
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…COSBY…CADES COVE…GATLINBURG
400 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST SATURDAY…
.TODAY…RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 10 MPH OR
LESS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…SNOW LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60
PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.