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Weather in Franklin, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Franklin, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
76%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Franklin, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
L 46°H 80°
Franklin, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    74%
    82°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    60%
    77°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    81°66°
Franklin, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 70°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 25 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 70° from the ssw.
Franklin, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Franklin, TN
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Franklin, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
1:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Franklin, TN
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: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

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.