Observed 3:00 PM EDT at KEKN

Franklin, WV weather

Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 6 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southwest. Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 3 AM (dry)
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (60°16° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–8 AM (low 32°0°)
Low 32°0° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below freezing Monday 6–8 AM (low 32°0°)

This afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	12%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	11%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	1%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	59%	5%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	5%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	4%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	3%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	9%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	57%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	39%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	0%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 71°22°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Fog. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–61°16°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 32°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Branch Potomac River at Franklin

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:35 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork South Branch Potomac River at Brandywine

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Brushy Fork near Sugar Grove

12 mi

Level: 46.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

South Mill Creek near Mozer

17 mi

Level: 8.9 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:43 PM; Morning 7:19–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:53 PM–7:09 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Franklin. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.