Franklin, Alabama Weather
Franklin, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Monroe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Franklin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Monroe County Aeroplex Airport (KMVC) page, 29 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Franklin have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Franklin: Camden Municipal Airport (K61A) 30 km · Pine Hill Municipal Airport (K71A) 32 km · Evergreen Regional Airport/Middleton Field (KGZH) 48 km · Jackson Municipal Airport (K4R3) 53 km
Conditions reported at KMVC describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Franklin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
