Franklin, Ohio Weather
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Franklin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——82°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——86°61°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle56%0.03″81°66°-5°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers56%—81°68°0°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle20%—78°65°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle25%0.09″73°67°-5°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle27%0.02″79°69°+6°
Ozone at AQI 49. AQI up 53 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:36 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (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 5, 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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.