Franklin, Nebraska Weather
Franklin, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Franklin County.
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About Franklin, Nebraska
Franklin stretches across a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of wind and water, a gentle swell of prairie land that rolls toward horizons vast and unbroken. It lies 42.2 miles south of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 171°T), and is situated 27.8 miles south of Minden. The sky here is a constant presence, a canvas that shifts from the pale, hopeful blue of morning to the molten gold and bruised purples of evening. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald and ochre in their seasons, form a patchwork quilt stitched with the silver threads of irrigation pivots, their mechanical arms tracing slow, deliberate circles. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn or as the sun begins its descent, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant hum of unseen life. The history of Franklin is etched into the very grain of its existence, a story of homesteaders who coaxed life from this seemingly austere land. Established in the late 19th century, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, with agriculture remaining the bedrock of its identity. The Franklin County Historical Society museum, a modest brick building, holds the echoes of those early days, displaying artifacts that speak of resilience and hard-won progress. While not a hub of industry, Franklin is a place where a quiet industriousness prevails, a community that draws its strength from the enduring cycles of planting and harvest, a steadfast anchor in the wide, open heart of Nebraska.
Live animated radar for Franklin and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Franklin, Franklin County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.096124°N, 98.952581°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68939 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Nebraska, 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 40.096124°N, 98.952581°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 68939. Telephone area code: 308. 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.
