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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
L 45°H 73°
Franklin, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Clear
    94°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    94°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    27%
    92°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    73°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    54%
    71°60°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    52%
    87°59°
Franklin, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the ssw.
Franklin, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

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.