Well, maybe not down in the lower elevations around Gatlinburg, but there are increasing indications that the high country will turn white as cold air pours across the Great Smoky Mountain National Park over the weekend.
Rain showers are forecast to mix with snow showers Saturday but moreso Saturday night and Sunday morning. This is especially true for places like Mt. Leconte (elevation 6593 feet) and Clingman's Dome, the highest point in Tennessee at an elevation of 6642 feet. But there are other lesser recognized peaks in the eastern part of the park such as Mt. Guyot (elevation 6621) and Big Cataloochee at 6122 feet.
Temperatures will fall as low as 25 in the higher elevations Saturday night with highs Sunday only near 35.
Remember, this possible snow is just for the higher elevations but that is quite a change after the recent springlike weather.
Rain showers are forecast to mix with snow showers Saturday but moreso Saturday night and Sunday morning. This is especially true for places like Mt. Leconte (elevation 6593 feet) and Clingman's Dome, the highest point in Tennessee at an elevation of 6642 feet. But there are other lesser recognized peaks in the eastern part of the park such as Mt. Guyot (elevation 6621) and Big Cataloochee at 6122 feet.
Temperatures will fall as low as 25 in the higher elevations Saturday night with highs Sunday only near 35.
Remember, this possible snow is just for the higher elevations but that is quite a change after the recent springlike weather.
on April 21, 2005, 7:58 am
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