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Weather in Franklin, Louisiana

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

Franklin, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Franklin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
73°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 69°H 85°
Franklin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    85°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    —
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    27%
    90°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    69%
    90°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58%
    89°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    88°71°
Franklin, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°64°77°90°12a6a12p6pnow 78°high 85°low 69°
Franklin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · veering 47°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the sse.
Franklin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Franklin, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
14.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Franklin, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
1:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Franklin, LA
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: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (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.

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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.