Franklin, Kansas Weather
Franklin, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS) page, 9 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: Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) 31 km · Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) 35 km · Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN) 46 km · Oswego Municipal Airport (K67) 50 km · Nevada Municipal Airport (KNVD) 51 km
Conditions reported at KPTS describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 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, Kansas
Franklin stretches across a gentle swell of land, where the cultivated fields of Crawford County bow and recede under the vast, painterly Kansas sky. It lies 32.3 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 341°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north of Pittsburg. The terrain here is a quiet testament to the plow, a landscape of broad, fertile plains punctuated by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a fleeting, verdant interruption. The air, especially as dusk descends, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of drying grass and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, and the light itself seems to linger, spreading a warm, honeyed glow over the patchwork quilt of farms and pastures. In the distance, the subtle rise and fall of the land hints at the underlying geology, a subtle topography that has guided the hand of man and nature alike for generations. Franklin's story is deeply entwined with the rich seams of coal that once defined its economic pulse. For decades, the town vibrated with the industry of mining, a period etched into the memories and very character of its people, a heritage that still whispers in the weathered facades of older buildings. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of industry and resilience endures, now finding expression in the surrounding agricultural endeavors that continue to feed the nation and sustain the local economy. The rhythm of life in Franklin is characterized by a steady, dependable beat, one that honors its past while looking toward a future built on the enduring strengths of its land and its resourceful inhabitants.
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, Crawford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.526436°N, 94.705795°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66735 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Kansas, 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 37.526436°N, 94.705795°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 66735. Telephone area code: 913. 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.
