Franklin, Missouri Weather
Franklin, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Howard County.
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About Franklin, Missouri
Franklin unfolds across rolling Missouri terrain, where fertile fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often softened by a haze of summer heat. It lies 22.9 miles west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 281°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-north-west of Boonville. The land here is a study in patient fertility, a place where the sky feels vast and the gentle undulations of the countryside invite a slow, deliberate gaze. The air carries the scent of turned earth and, in the evening, a whisper of woodsmoke from distant farmhouses. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers bleached by sun and rain, stands sentinel against the deep green of the cultivated land, hinting at lives lived in close communion with the seasons. Franklin's story is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Howard County, a heritage that continues to shape its quiet economy. For generations, the land has yielded its produce, supporting families and fostering a spirit of self-reliance that still permeates the community. While the whispers of its past as a more bustling settlement might linger, today Franklin embraces a more measured pace, its distinctive character forged in the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest. The very texture of the land, the rich dark soil that clings to a farmer's boot, speaks of this deep connection, a continuity that links the present to the generations who first worked these fields under the wide Missouri sky.
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| Location | Franklin, Howard County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.011695°N, 92.753241°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65250 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Missouri, 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 39.011695°N, 92.753241°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 65250. Telephone area code: 573. 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.
