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Franklin, AL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Franklin, a town in Macon County, Alabama.

This Afternoon
96°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Northeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Franklin

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 96°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 48%
Tonight 71°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 48%
Sunday 94°F Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 to 5 mph E 42%
Sunday Night 71°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 0 mph 42%
Monday 94°F Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 20%
Monday Night 70°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 38%
Tuesday 93°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 to 5 mph E 33%
Tuesday Night 71°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 32%
Wednesday 91°F Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph NE 19%
Wednesday Night 69°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear 5 mph NE 19%
Thursday 87°F Sunny 5 mph NE 7%
Thursday Night 66°F Mostly Clear 0 to 5 mph NE 7%
Friday 86°F Sunny 0 to 5 mph NE 2%
Friday Night 64°F Mostly Clear 0 to 5 mph NE 2%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Franklin (32.453, -85.785). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Franklin

Last spring frost
Mar 25
First fall frost
Nov 8
Growing season
228 days
Hardiness zone
8b

More local growing data for Franklin: nearby ZIP 36088 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Alabama frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Milstead, Al (10.1 mi from Franklin). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 20, 2026.