Franklin, New Hampshire Weather
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Franklin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle15%0.01″87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°64°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—74°59°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast48%—73°53°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—84°51°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—92°58°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%0.01″78°66°-14°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 03235
16-Day Forecast — Franklin
- Sat87°69°15%
- Sun83°64°3%
- Mon74°59°29%
- Tue73°53°48%
- Wed84°51°19%
- Thu92°58°14%
- Fri78°66°44%
- Sat82°62°28%
- Sun76°59°22%
- Mon73°59°31%
- Tue70°59°31%
- Wed88°64°33%
- Thu94°64°29%
- Fri89°68°23%
- Sat90°66°19%
- Sun83°53°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Franklin
SPC includes Franklin in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Franklin
- 03235