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Franklinton, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Franklinton, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 8:11 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
23%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Franklinton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFranklinton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 94°
Franklinton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    94°60°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°68°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    95°68°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    27%
    87°64°-8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    11%
    83°55°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    90°57°+7°
Franklinton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · veering 66°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 12 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Franklinton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.81004.51004.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Franklinton, NC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
+36 in 6hPeak ~92 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 36 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
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
137μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 100
Franklinton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
151.3mi
UNLIMITED
159 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
20:11 UTC ·Franklinton, NC · 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
20:11 UTC ·Franklinton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Franklinton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Franklinton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Franklinton, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Franklinton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:30 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Franklinton, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Franklinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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 Franklinton

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.