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Franklin, Tennessee

City in Williamson County, Tennessee

Air quality

The air at Franklin

Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Nashville (TN), 14 miles off.

50Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good-
  • Ozone43Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Highest 51, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Franklin

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Franklin 0.9 WSWTN-WL-125

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/652 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Franklin Sewage PlantFRAT1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/630 ft/36 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Nashville Metro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Franklin, Tennessee. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Nashville Metro, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNAFIG. A THE SKY OVER NASHVILLE METROSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENashville Metro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BNATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BNA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Nashville Metro: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNAFIG. B THE AIR AT NASHVILLE METROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLENashville Metro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BNATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BNA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Nashville Metro, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNAFIG. C THE WIND AT NASHVILLE METROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENashville Metro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BNATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BNA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Nashville Metro, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

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