Franklin, Arkansas Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——80°63°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast11%—84°64°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——91°68°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail56%—84°69°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle50%—80°63°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast11%—84°62°+4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm33%—89°72°+5°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:38 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Franklin
- Mon80°63°3%
- Tue84°64°11%
- Wed91°68°2%
- Thu84°69°56%
- Fri80°63°50%
- Sat84°62°11%
- Sun89°72°33%
- Mon79°70°51%
- Tue71°64°38%
- Wed82°61°31%
- Thu89°70°25%
- Fri92°71°38%
- Sat93°73°26%
- Sun95°72°26%
- Mon96°74°24%
- Tue96°73°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Franklin
SPC has placed Franklin in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Franklin
- 72536