Franklin, New Hampshire Weather
Franklin, New Hampshire — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Merrimack County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Franklin.
About Franklin, New Hampshire
Franklin lies where the Winnipesaukee and Contoocook Rivers converge, a confluence that has shaped its very character. It lies 17.2 miles north-north-west of Concord, NH (from Concord, NH: bearing 341°T), and is situated 2.8 miles west of Tilton Northfield. The land rises gently from these waterways, presenting a landscape of rolling hills and wooded slopes, where the scent of pine needles often hangs heavy in the air. In the quietude of early morning, before the day’s clamor begins, a particular stillness descends, broken only by the distant call of a crow or the soft rustle of leaves. The houses, many of them sturdy and practical, reflect a history of hard work and resilience, their porches offering a glimpse into the lives unfolding within. This nexus of rivers was not merely a geographical happenstance; it was Franklin's genesis, powering mills that once hummed with the industry of textiles and paper. The echoes of this industrial past can still be discerned in the architecture and the very layout of the older districts, a reminder of the generations who found their livelihood here. Today, Franklin navigates a modern economy, but the spirit of its founding, born from the land and its flowing waters, persists. The town retains a sense of groundedness, a quiet determination that mirrors the steady flow of the rivers that brought it into being, a place where the past is not forgotten but subtly informs the present.
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, Merrimack County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43.444243°N, 71.647299°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 03235 |
| Area Code | 603 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, New Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, New Hampshire, 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 43.444243°N, 71.647299°W, situated in Merrimack County. ZIP code 03235. Telephone area code: 603. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
