Franklin, Iowa Weather
Franklin, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Lee County.
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) page, 16 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. 6 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: Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) 24 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) 31 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 32 km · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) 35 km · Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) 38 km
Conditions reported at KFSW describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 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, Iowa
Franklin unfolds across a gentle swell of land, where the rich, dark soil of Iowa claims dominion. It lies 50.9 miles north of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 354°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-west of West Point. Broad fields, rippling like a slumbering ocean under the vast prairie sky, stretch towards horizons softened by the humid haze of summer. The air here carries the scent of ripening corn and the faint, earthy musk of the nearby creeks, a subtle perfume that clings to the quiet afternoons. Ditches, lined with tenacious Queen Anne's Lace and the defiant purple of thistles, trace the edges of the farmland, hinting at the patient work of cultivation that shapes this landscape. This corner of Lee County, long accustomed to the steady pulse of agriculture, has seen its share of change, yet the enduring spirit of Franklin remains. Its history is tied to the fertile ground, to the farmers who coaxed sustenance from the earth, and to the small businesses that once served their needs. While the great agricultural machines now dominate the fields, a sense of quiet continuity persists, a feeling that the land itself remembers generations of toil and triumph. The weathered barns, standing sentinel against the wide sky, are silent witnesses to this ongoing narrative.
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.
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| Location | Franklin, Lee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.668093°N, 91.511267°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52656, 52625 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Iowa, 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 40.668093°N, 91.511267°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 52656, 52625. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
