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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
L 37°H 75°
Franklin, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    84°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    84°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    58%
    86°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    77%
    75°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    74°63°
Franklin, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 3 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 77° from the s.
Franklin, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.96 inHg
Now
946.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943950
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Franklin

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.