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Franklin, Alabama Weather

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Franklin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Franklin, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 8:13 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
33%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Franklin, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFranklin, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 86°
Franklin, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    83°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°62°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°65°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    84°69°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    28%
    88°69°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    31%
    85°68°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    30%
    89°67°+4°
Franklin, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 11°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the e.
Franklin, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.5
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.5
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.71004.91004.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Franklin, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81
Franklin, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
121.7mi
UNLIMITED
127 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:13 UTC ·Franklin, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:13 UTC ·Franklin, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Franklin, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Franklin, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Franklin, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Franklin, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:50 AM
Moonset
2:05 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Franklin, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Franklin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Franklin

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.