Weather in Franklin, Indiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklin, IN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Franklin, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
54°
16%
10a
53°
35%
11a
57°
43%
12p
58°
1p
61°
2p
64°
3p
65°
4p
67°
5p
68°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
Franklin, IN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle60%74°58°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle21%84°62°
- MondayMay 18Rain48%85°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers79%79°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers79%68°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%64°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle28%66°53°
Franklin, IN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franklin, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
081° · backing 81°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Franklin, IN
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Franklin, IN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, IN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Franklin, IN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.