Franklin, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy21%—93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—87°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm60%—83°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle10%—81°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%—83°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle59%—79°71°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 103 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 107 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 103 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 107 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 103
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 107
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45005
16-Day Forecast — Franklin
- Sat93°74°21%
- Sun87°72°25%
- Mon83°69°60%
- Tue81°64°10%
- Wed85°65°7%
- Thu83°67°42%
- Fri79°71°59%
- Sat84°68°39%
- Sun77°62°13%
- Mon71°56°13%
- Tue75°63°16%
- Wed83°63°23%
- Thu85°67°19%
- Fri86°70°19%
- Sat86°69°26%
- Sun88°71°26%
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 has placed Franklin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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
- 45005