Weather in Franklin, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklin, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
60%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Franklin, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
Franklin, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—94°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—94°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear27%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle56%73°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast54%71°60°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast52%87°59°
Franklin, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franklin, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 58°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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, VA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Franklin, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Franklin, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Franklin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.