841  
FNUS74 KMRX 271438  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL TOP SAR...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1038 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 27.  
 
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  
 
BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE  
CHANCES FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE EXTREMELY LOW, MOSTLY  
RAIN IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL VARY, WITH AMOUNTS  
RANGING ANYWHERE FROM A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH UP TO 0.5 INCHES.  
PRECIP ENDS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH.  
 
BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING  
INTO THE TEENS AND POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS.MUCH COLDER TOMORROW  
WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 40S AND WIND CHILLS IN THE MID TO UPPER  
30S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH BREEZY NORTH WINDS.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............48.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 32 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........45 38 50 44 64 75 85  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 30 50 80  
TEMP............61 63 65 65 65 63 60  
DEWPOINT........48 48 49 48 49 48 47  
RH..............62 58 56 54 56 58 62  
SURFACE WND DIR.W NW NW W W NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.20 19 18 16 18 18 19  
SURFACE WND GST.31 32 30 29 30 30 31  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............41 DECREASING TO 23.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
33 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........87 92 93 94 94 93 85 79 69 51 54 61  
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 50 50 40 30 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 51 48 45 42 40 38 36 33 32 30 27  
DEWPOINT........43 42 42 40 39 37 35 33 30 28 25 22  
RH..............62 71 80 82 89 89 89 89 89 85 81 81  
SURFACE WND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.20 21 21 21 21 21 23 24 24 25 25 25  
SURFACE WND GST.31 32 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 33 33  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............18 DECREASING TO 9.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 13 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10 TO 11 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 27 30 11 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 26 25 26 29 33 37 41 44 46 47 47  
DEWPOINT........20 18 16 16 13 10 9 8 8 9 9 10  
RH..............74 71 68 65 51 38 31 25 22 22 21 22  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.24 21 21 21 20 18 16 15 14 13 11 10  
SURFACE WND GST.33 32 31 31 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21  
 
 
FORECASTER...SAM ROBERTS  
REQUESTED BY...A. REHR-ZIMMERMANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2608139.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AREHR-ZIMMERMANN@NPS.GOV  
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