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Franklin, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Franklin, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:40 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Franklin, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFranklin, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 94°
Franklin, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°67°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    95°69°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°71°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    32%
    98°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    32%
    95°66°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    17%
    95°71°
Franklin, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · veering 127°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 6 · pk 27 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Franklin, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.9
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.08 inHg
Now
950.9
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.0947.2950.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Franklin, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Franklin, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
04:40 UTC · Franklin, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:40 UTC · Franklin, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Franklin, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Franklin, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Franklin, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Franklin, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Franklin, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Franklin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68939

16-Day Forecast — Franklin

  1. Sat88°69°28%
  2. Sun94°67°4%
  3. Mon95°69°1%
  4. Tue97°71°5%
  5. Wed98°73°32%
  6. Thu95°66°32%
  7. Fri95°71°17%
  8. Sat88°67°6%
  9. Sun88°66°2%
  10. Mon93°66°1%
  11. Tue101°69°5%
  12. Wed105°71°6%
  13. Thu111°74°11%
  14. Fri111°78°10%
  15. Sat110°75°19%
  16. Sun97°76°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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.

ZIP codes in Franklin

  • 68939

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.