Franklin, NC Weather Forecast
Macon County, North Carolina
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, NC at a glance
Franklin is home to about 4,328 people in Macon County, across 4.9 square miles. It ranks 173rd by population of 230 places in North Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Sylva, 16 miles away.
- County
- Macon County
- Population
- 4,328 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.9 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 876
- Forecast point
- 35.1794°N, 83.3807°W
How well can the network see Franklin?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMRX (Knoxville, TN), to the N. Its lowest scan passes about 5,500 ft above Franklin. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Franklin can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is K1A5 (Franklin/Macon Cnty). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Franklin
- Sylva, NC16 mi
- Waynesville, NC30 mi
- Walhalla, SC34 mi
- Brevard, NC37 mi
- Gatlinburg, TN38 mi
- Canton, NC39 mi
- Toccoa, GA41 mi
- Seneca, SC42 mi
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