Franklin Center, New Jersey Weather
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Franklin Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Drizzle26%0.03″80°57°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast41%—93°65°+13°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——83°63°-10°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——80°59°-3°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle13%0.10″80°59°0°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Drizzle52%0.26″79°59°-1°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast45%—84°58°+5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 7:53 AM
- Moonset
- 10:35 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Franklin Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Franklin Center
- Wed80°57°26%
- Thu93°65°41%
- Fri83°63°8%
- Sat80°59°1%
- Sun80°59°13%
- Mon79°59°52%
- Tue84°58°45%
- Wed84°64°8%
- Thu83°65°15%
- Fri86°64°18%
- Sat95°66°18%
- Sun98°72°26%
- Mon91°72°26%
- Tue92°72°32%
- Wed89°71°37%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 Center
SPC has placed Franklin Center in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Center
- 08873