Franklin, North Carolina Weather
Franklin, North Carolina — 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, Surry County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Franklin.
About Franklin, North Carolina
Franklin, a quiet settlement in Surry County, breathes the air of rolling hills and cultivated fields. It lies 34.6 miles north-west of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 321°T), and is situated 1.6 miles west-south-west of Mount Airy. The land here is a gentle swell and dip, a topography that invites the eye to follow the sinuous lines of tree-lined ridges and the broader strokes of sun-drenched pastures. Creek beds, sometimes a silver thread in the distance, sometimes a murmuring presence close at hand, carve their patient paths through the soil, carrying the runoff from the higher ground. The light, especially as the day begins to wane, often takes on a honeyed hue, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a contemplative stillness to the afternoon. Even the wind, as it rustles through the dense stands of oak and pine, seems to carry a hushed story of the seasons past and those yet to come. The history of Franklin is intertwined with the agricultural spirit of this region, a place where tobacco once held sway and the scent of curing leaves might have lingered on the breeze. While the agricultural landscape has diversified, the legacy of working the land remains palpable, evident in the well-kept farmsteads and the sturdy barns that dot the countryside. The local economy, though perhaps more varied now, still feels the enduring influence of its agrarian roots, with a quiet resilience that characterizes the people of Franklin. There’s a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the lives lived today are not entirely disconnected from those who first broke this ground, their stories whispered by the very contours of the earth.
Live animated radar for Franklin and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Franklin, Surry County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.4893°N, 80.633676°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28147, 27030, 28734 |
| Area Code | 336, 828 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, North Carolina, 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 36.489300°N, 80.633676°W, situated in Surry County. ZIP code 28147, 27030, 28734. Telephone area code: 336, 828. 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.
