Temperature
72 F at 12 AM; 86 F at its warmest, 4 PM Friday, and 65 F at its coolest, 3 AM Friday.
- Now
- 72F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 86F
- 4 PM Friday
- Lowest
- 65F
- 3 AM Friday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Franklin Regional Airport, Virginia
Small airport in Isle of Wight County, Virginia* WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways near high tide. * WHERE...Surry, James City, Newport News and Isle of Wight Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur.
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
72°
56°/49°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Light breeze 6 mph SW
Alert. A Coastal Flood Watch is in force for Franklin Regional Airport until 8 AM Tuesday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 7 AM, the chance peaking at 95% around 11 AM.
Now. Franklin Regional Airport is 72° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 62°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the southwest at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 49° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 45° by 2 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Air quality is moderate (index 66): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 69°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 60°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:29 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:31 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 13 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
66Air quality
71%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
72feels72
10%
Today
Oct 17
5649
97%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
6043
13mph
Mon
Oct 19
6248
24%
14mph
Tue
Oct 20
6849
13%
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
6751
16%
13mph
Thu
Oct 22
6650
20%
12mph
Fri
Oct 23
6950
14%
72°
56°49°
60°43°
62°48°
68°49°
67°51°
66°50°
69°50°
As of 12:00 AM in Franklin Regional Airport, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Franklin Regional Airport
Index 66, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 28 miles off.
66Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)66Moderate-
- Ozone36Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)24Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 55YesterdayOct 16
- 22TodayOct 17
- 22SunOct 18
- 17MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Franklin Regional Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Franklin Regional Airport, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FKN
- ICAO
- KFKN
- IATA
- FKN
- Field elevation
- 41 ft
- Serves
- Franklin
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- FKN
- Wind now
- From 210° at 6 mph, read 17 Oct, 00:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 | 4,977 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 81° / 261° | 4 mph head, on 27 | 5 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Franklin/J B Rose (FKN), Franklin Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 62 F, the air 70% saturated; the humidity ran from 42% at 4 PM Friday to 94% at 6 AM Friday.
- Dew point now
- 62F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 70%
- Humidity, range
- 42 to 94%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the south southwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 10 mph, 2 PM Friday, with a gust of 17 mph at 2 PM Friday.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 10mph
- 2 PM Friday
- Highest gust
- 17mph
- 2 PM Friday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.82 inHg at 12 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.22 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.82inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.22inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 4 AM Friday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 4 AM Friday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 4 AM Friday; a base was reported in 8 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 4 AM Friday
- Hours with a base reported
- 8
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Franklin/J B Rose: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Franklin Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/39 ft/2 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Blackwater River 1 SW Franklin at US Highway 58/258FKLV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.5 mi away/10 ft/31 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Franklin 0.5 NNEVA-ST-13
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/41 ft/level with here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
SuffolkSUFV2
At a cooperative observer's station/17.0 mi away/46 ft/5 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Suffolk (SUFV2), 17.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Franklin Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Franklin Regional Airport
- Suffolk Executive AirportSFQ, 17 mi
- Wakefield Municipal AirportAKQ, 21 mi
- Hampton Roads Executive AirportPVG, 26 mi
- Emporia Greensville Regional AirportEMV, 32 mi
- Chesapeake Regional AirportCPK, 32 mi
- Felker Army Air FieldFAF, 34 mi
- Newport News Williamsburg International AirportPHF, 38 mi
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)NGU, 38 mi