Franklin, Texas — 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, Liberty County.
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Franklin, a place where the East Texas sky stretches wide and the air hums with the slow, steady pulse of the land, unfolds its story in shades of verdant green. It lies 29.7 miles north-east of Atascocita, TX (from Atascocita, TX: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-west of Hardin. The terrain here, a gentle, rolling country, is a patchwork of dense pine forests, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, interspersed with open pastures where cattle graze contentedly. Creeks, alive with the glint of sun on water, meander through the landscape, their banks softened by the lush undergrowth of ferns and wildflowers. The character of Franklin is one of quiet resilience, a community rooted in the earth, its days marked by the changing seasons and the comforting familiarity of a life lived close to nature. This corner of Liberty County, Texas, carries the imprint of a history tied to the land's bounty and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Franklin, with cotton fields once dominating the horizon, their white bolls a testament to hard work and the promise of a harvest. Today, while vestiges of that past remain, the economy has diversified, with timber and cattle ranching continuing to play significant roles. The very air seems to hold the echoes of earlier times, of pioneers who carved their lives from the wilderness and the generations that followed, each adding their own thread to the rich, unhurried fabric of Franklin.
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| Location | Franklin, Liberty County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.27521°N, 94.796036°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77575, 77856 |
| Area Code | 281, 409 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, Texas, 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 30.275210°N, 94.796036°W, situated in Liberty County. ZIP code 77575, 77856. Telephone area code: 281, 409. 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.