Weather in Franklin, Arizona
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Franklin, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
6%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
7:08 PM
Franklin, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
77°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
66°
3a
64°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
67°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
Franklin, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—88°53°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—83°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—89°64°
Franklin, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Franklin, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 52°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Franklin, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 137.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.0 Moderate
Franklin, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Franklin, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 16, 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.