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
Franklin, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle35%86°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%82°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers60%77°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%81°66°
Franklin, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franklin, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.