Franklin, Ohio Weather
Franklin, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Warren County.
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (KMGY) page, 8 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. 6 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: Middletown Regional Airport (KMWO) 8 km · Dahio Trotwood Airport (KI44) 23 km · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field (KHAO) 29 km · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (KFFO) 37 km · James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (KDAY) 39 km
Conditions reported at KMGY describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 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, Ohio
Franklin rests in a landscape of gentle Ohio terrain, where the land rolls with a quiet persistence, not dramatic hills, but a steady rise and fall that speaks of ancient waterways and patient soil. It lies 5.9 miles east-north-east of Middletown, OH (from Middletown, OH: bearing 59°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-south-west of Washington Township Montgomery County. The Great Miami River, a broad, unhurried artery, marks the western edge of Franklin, its banks often lined with a verdant fringe of trees that catch the sun in shifting patterns. Fields, some fallow, some bearing the promise of corn or soybeans, stretch out towards the horizon, their textures changing with the season—from the deep green of summer to the pale gold of autumn. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a clean fragrance hinting at dew-kissed grass and the slow awakening of the land. The history of Franklin is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this region, its founding driven by the fertile land and the promise of westward expansion. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the bounty of the soil and the steady flow of commerce along the river and later, the railroads. Though industry has ebbed and flowed, the sturdy brick buildings in the downtown core, some dating back to the 19th century, still stand as silent witnesses to a past built on hard work and a belief in the future. Even now, the pace of life in Franklin holds a certain grounded quality, a sense that the land and its history are still very much a part of the present day, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday routines.
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, Warren County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.558947°N, 84.304107°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43812, 45005 |
| Area Code | 740, 513 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Ohio, 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 39.558947°N, 84.304107°W, situated in Warren County. ZIP code 43812, 45005. Telephone area code: 740, 513. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
