Franklintown, Pennsylvania Weather
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Franklintown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle53%—74°61°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——77°55°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle14%—80°58°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle49%—85°65°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Rain32%0.07″75°59°-10°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——75°56°0°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle15%0.08″62°56°-13°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 5:39 AM
- Moonset
- 8:53 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Franklintown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Franklintown
- Mon74°61°53%
- Tue77°55°3%
- Wed80°58°14%
- Thu85°65°49%
- Fri75°59°32%
- Sat75°56°4%
- Sun62°56°15%
- Mon72°58°35%
- Tue75°52°32%
- Wed78°59°17%
- Thu84°62°17%
- Fri83°63°39%
- Sat80°56°31%
- Sun81°62°32%
- Mon94°66°33%
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 — Franklintown
SPC has placed Franklintown 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 Franklintown
- 17019
- 17323