448  
FNUS72 KGSP 311822  
FWSGSP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SEELY SEARCH...GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
222 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGETOPS THROUGH SUNSET,  
THOUGH THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY. FOR THE MOST PART,  
THE CEILING WILL BE AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET, BUT SOME MOUNTAIN  
OBSCURATION WILL NOT BE RULED OUT NEAR ANY SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP.  
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GO LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND SUNSET WITH  
A DRAINAGE FLOW DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. LOW TEMPS TONIGHT SHOULD  
STAY SEASONALLY MILD. FOG IS UNLIKELY. FOR WEDNESDAY, SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS FROM MIDDAY ONWARD, THOUGH THE  
THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS REMAINS VERY LOW. SEASONALLY WARM TEMPS  
WILL ALSO CONTINUE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.  
CEILING (FT)........5800.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........49 50 39 36  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 20  
TEMP............77 78 78 78  
RH..............50 52 49 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 78 78 78  
SURFACE WND DIR.W SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 7 7  
SURFACE WND GST.16 16 16 15  
CEILING (HFT)...58 58 65 73  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CEILING (FT)........8000 INCREASING TO 25000 OVERNIGHT, THEN  
DECREASING TO 3500 AFTER 3 AM.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........53 28 21 29 17 16 16 22 25 18 38 32  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 75 71 69 67 66 65 65 64 63 63 62  
RH..............50 54 59 62 66 67 69 69 71 75 76 78  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 75 71 69 67 66 65 65 64 63 63 62  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SE S S S S S S S S SE  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
SURFACE WND GST.14 13 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 9  
CEILING (HFT)...80 88 95 95 85 85 95 250 250 250 45 35  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
CEILING (FT)........3500 INCREASING TO 30000 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....8.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........36 33 54 54 54 55 59 64 69 73 79 84  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 30 30 40 50 50 60 70 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............62 61 62 65 69 74 77 79 80 80 79 78  
RH..............79 82 80 78 71 62 56 52 51 51 54 56  
APARNT TMP (F)..62 61 62 65 69 74 77 79 81 81 80 78  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5  
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 12 12 12  
CEILING (HFT)...35 35 35 35 35 300 300 300 300 300 300 300  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...PM  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH ALBRITTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2608711.0/GSP  
.DELDT 03/31/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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