Franklinton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklinton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain10%0.31″101°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers80%—98°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers72%0.59″88°71°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle47%—93°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy24%—98°69°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—101°73°+3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Franklinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27525
16-Day Forecast — Franklinton
- Sat100°74°3%
- Sun101°75°10%
- Mon98°71°80%
- Tue88°71°72%
- Wed93°69°47%
- Thu98°69°24%
- Fri101°73°26%
- Sat102°71°34%
- Sun83°70°26%
- Mon85°66°16%
- Tue92°67°20%
- Wed92°69°48%
- Thu94°69°42%
- Fri89°72°61%
- Sat101°74°65%
- Sun100°74°48%
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 — Franklinton
SPC has placed Franklinton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Franklinton
- 27525