Franklin, KY Weather Forecast
Simpson County, Kentucky
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Franklin, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Franklin, KY at a glance
Franklin is home to about 10,468 people in Simpson County, across 15 square miles. It ranks 40th by population of 123 places in Kentucky with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Portland, 9 miles away.
- County
- Simpson County
- Population
- 10,468 2023 est.
- Land area
- 15 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 703
- Forecast point
- 36.7180°N, 86.5576°W
How well can the network see Franklin?
The nearest Doppler radar is KOHX (Nashville, TN), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 2,000 ft above Franklin. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Franklin is closer to its radar than 67% of US cities.
The closest weather station is K1M5 (Portland Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Franklin
- Portland, TN9 mi
- White House, TN19 mi
- Bowling Green, KY19 mi
- Scottsville, KY19 mi
- Westmoreland, TN20 mi
- Russellville, KY21 mi
- Springfield, TN23 mi
- Millersville, TN24 mi
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