Weather in Franklin, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklin, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Franklin, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
61°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
48°
9a
55°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
75°
6p
Franklin, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%84°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%84°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers58%86°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers77%75°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%74°63°
Franklin, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franklin, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 77°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Franklin, NC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Franklin, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:52 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Franklin, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (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.