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FNUS74 KMRX 011754
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW FALLS SAR...GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
154 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.
DISCUSSION
LATEST RADAR TRENDS DEPICT THAT ON-GOING RAIN IN THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE STEADILY FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. AFTER, THE PROBABILITY
OF RAIN WILL STILL EXIST, HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MORE SO SCATTERED
COVERAGE FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE AN ADDITIONAL UPTICK IN RAIN
CHANCES LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN
INCREASED CHANCE OF SOME LIGHTNING WITH THE ACTIVITY LATER THIS
EVENING. SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE ENHANCEMENT OF SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALLOW FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25-35MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............58.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
23 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 84 83 54
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 40 20
TEMP............61 62 62 64
DEWPOINT........58 58 59 59
RH..............90 87 90 84
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.15 14 14 15
SURFACE WND GST.22 23 23 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............59.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
33 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........52 67 73 77 80 81 74 72 78 85 85 86
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 60 60 60 70 80 60 60 50 40 20
TEMP............62 62 62 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 60
DEWPOINT........59 59 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 59
RH..............90 90 90 93 93 93 97 97 97 97 97 96
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.18 21 24 26 28 25 24 24 25 21 21 20
SURFACE WND GST.25 29 30 31 33 32 32 32 32 31 29 26
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............58.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 87 68 70 73 60 46 46 46 46 49 52
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 30 40 50 40 40 50 70 50
TEMP............60 60 60 59 60 61 62 63 63 63 65 63
DEWPOINT........59 59 59 59 59 59 58 58 58 58 58 58
RH..............96 96 96 100 96 93 87 84 84 84 78 84
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.20 20 18 16 14 11 11 10 11 10 10 9
SURFACE WND GST.25 25 24 21 20 18 20 20 21 21 21 18
FORECASTER...KYLE SNOWDIN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE GRIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2618786.0/MRX
.DELDT 08/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GRSM_DISPATCH@NPS.GOV
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