Franklin, Alabama Weather
Franklin, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Monroe County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Franklin.
About Franklin, Alabama
Franklin, Alabama, exhales a slow, green breath under the wide, often humid sky of Monroe County. It lies 76.1 miles south-west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 227°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-north-west of Monroeville. The land here is a gentle rise and fall, a rolling terrain softened by the persistent presence of pine and oak, their crowns a shifting mosaic against the pale blue. Creeks, thin and silver in the dappled sunlight, thread their way through the woods, their banks often thick with ferns and the dark, damp earth that holds the scent of decay and new growth. The air itself carries a faint sweetness, a blend of pine needles and the distant, earthy perfume of worked soil, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the quiet surface of Franklin. This quiet corner of Alabama was once a hub of activity, its early lifeblood drawn from the timber that cloaked the surrounding hills. The rich soil, perfect for cotton in bygone eras, still yields its bounty, though the landscape has shifted from vast plantations to smaller, family farms, a more intimate connection to the land. The economy now leans on a more diversified approach, with local businesses catering to the needs of the residents and the occasional traveler seeking a respite from the faster pace of larger towns. Franklin retains a sense of enduring history, a quiet dignity in its weathered buildings and the slow, deliberate way life unfolds, each day a continuation of the one before, marked by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Franklin and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.7146°N, 87.411379°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36444, 36083 |
| Area Code | 251, 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Franklin includes coordinates 31.714600°N, 87.411379°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 36444, 36083. Telephone area code: 251, 334. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
