Franklin, Louisiana Weather
Franklin, Louisiana — 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, St. Mary Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Franklin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) page, 18 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. 4 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: Le Maire Memorial Airport (K2R1) 20 km · Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) 46 km · Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 60 km
Conditions reported at KPTN describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 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, Louisiana
Franklin breathes the humid, sun-drenched air of Louisiana's bayou country, a place where the Atchafalaya River whispers secrets and the cypress trees, draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel over the low-lying land. It lies 23.8 miles south-east of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south-east of Baldwin. The landscape here is a soft surrender to water, a network of bayous and canals weaving through fertile soil, the very ground seeming to hold the moisture of a thousand summer rains. Magnolia trees, heavy with their waxy blossoms, perfume the air, their broad leaves catching the dappled light filtering through the dense canopy. The streets of Franklin themselves are often lined with grand, old homes, their verandas wide enough to catch the faintest breeze, hinting at a history steeped in the languid rhythms of the South. Franklin's story is inextricably linked to the sugar cane that carpets the surrounding fields, a crop that has defined its economy and shaped its character for generations. This agricultural heartland, nourished by the rich silt deposited by the river, has seen fortunes rise and fall with the harvest, leaving behind a legacy of grand plantation homes and a deep understanding of the land's bounty. The scent of molasses, a sweet, earthy perfume, occasionally drifts on the wind, a reminder of the mills that once hummed with industry. Today, while agriculture remains vital, the town also draws visitors who appreciate its historic architecture and the quiet allure of its waterways, a place where life still moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the tide, a gentle ebb and flow that feels both ancient and enduring.
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, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.79604°N, 91.5015°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70538 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Louisiana, 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 29.796040°N, 91.501500°W, situated in St. Mary Parish. ZIP code 70538. Telephone area code: 985. 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.
