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Franklin, Indiana

City in Johnson County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Franklin

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 19 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Franklin

1.15 in in the last 24 hours, 1.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.15in
Last 3 days
1.30in

Visibility

How far you can see at Franklin, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Franklin, IndianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AmityIN037

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/682 ft/63 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank765of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Franklin 0.8 ESEIN-JH-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/729 ft/16 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Franklin, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HFYFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLIS - GREENWOOD MUNISECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis - Greenwood Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HFYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HFY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 54.5 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.5, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HFYFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLIS - GREENWOOD MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 54.5 FSPREAD 3.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEIndianapolis - Greenwood Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HFYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HFY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HFYFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLIS - GREENWOOD MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis - Greenwood Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HFYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HFY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Franklin Wastewater Treatment Facility (FKLI3), 2.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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