Franklintown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklintown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain50%1.3″89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain36%0.26″80°70°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle59%0.05″71°63°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle45%0.02″73°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—91°66°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%0.05″82°67°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast35%—82°64°0°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Franklintown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17323
16-Day Forecast — Franklintown
- Sun92°69°50%
- Mon80°69°36%
- Tue71°63°59%
- Wed73°62°45%
- Thu91°66°42%
- Fri82°67°53%
- Sat82°64°35%
- Sun76°65°21%
- Mon87°63°20%
- Tue65°61°13%
- Wed72°62°16%
- Thu78°58°29%
- Fri84°61°23%
- Sat82°63°23%
- Sun77°64°23%
- Mon70°65°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Franklintown
SPC has placed Franklintown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Franklintown
- 17019
- 17323