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Weather in Franklin, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Franklin, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:20 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
29%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Franklin, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
65°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
44°
4a
37°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
45°
8a
52°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
L 37°H 74°
Franklin, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    66°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    55°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    74%
    50°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    60°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    68°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°51°
Franklin, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 12°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 25 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Franklin, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
858.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 25.35 inHg
Now
858.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 854861
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Franklin, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Franklin, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklin, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
3:18 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Franklin, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
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: April 28 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

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.