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Franklin, IN weather
It is 52°F and cloudy at Shelbyville Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 49°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT.
Current conditions
Temperature
52°F
Cloudy
Wind
E 3 mph
Humidity 87% · dew point 48°F
Pressure · visibility
30.23 inHg
Visibility 10 mi
Observed at Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ), Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.
Alerts for this area
No active NWS alerts cover the Franklin forecast zone right now.
Around the NWS IND forecast area
2 active alerts cover zones served by the IND office near Franklin:
- Air Quality Alert (2)
From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Indiana has 2 active alerts: see them all.
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Next 24 hours
| Time | Temp | Forecast | Precip. chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 AM | 53°F | Partly Cloudy | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 3 AM | 52°F | Partly Cloudy | 1% | S 1 mph |
| Wed 4 AM | 51°F | Partly Cloudy | 1% | SSE 1 mph |
| Wed 5 AM | 50°F | Mostly Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Wed 6 AM | 49°F | Sunny | 1% | SSE 1 mph |
| Wed 7 AM | 49°F | Sunny | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 8 AM | 49°F | Sunny | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 9 AM | 50°F | Sunny | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 10 AM | 57°F | Sunny | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 11 AM | 63°F | Sunny | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 12 PM | 68°F | Sunny | 0% | SSW 2 mph |
| Wed 1 PM | 71°F | Sunny | 0% | SSW 3 mph |
| Wed 2 PM | 74°F | Sunny | 0% | SSW 3 mph |
| Wed 3 PM | 75°F | Sunny | 0% | SSW 5 mph |
| Wed 4 PM | 75°F | Sunny | 0% | SSW 5 mph |
| Wed 5 PM | 75°F | Sunny | 0% | SSW 5 mph |
| Wed 6 PM | 74°F | Clear | 0% | SSW 3 mph |
| Wed 7 PM | 70°F | Clear | 0% | S 3 mph |
| Wed 8 PM | 66°F | Clear | 0% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 9 PM | 60°F | Clear | 0% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 10 PM | 58°F | Clear | 0% | SSE 3 mph |
| Wed 11 PM | 56°F | Clear | 0% | S 3 mph |
| Thu 12 AM | 55°F | Clear | 0% | S 3 mph |
| Thu 1 AM | 54°F | Clear | 0% | S 5 mph |
Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Franklin can differ.
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7-day forecast
Overnight
Low 49°F
Partly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Wednesday
High 76°F·Low 51°F
Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
High 77°F·Low 52°F
Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Friday
High 74°F·Low 52°F
Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
High 71°F·Low 53°F
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
High 69°F·Low 53°F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
High 69°F·Low 55°F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
High 69°F
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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- Greenwood, IN 8 mi
- Shelbyville, IN 15 mi
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- Lawrence, IN 26 mi
- Avon, IN 26 mi
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- Cincinnati, OH 86 mi · pop. 314,915
- Louisville, KY 94 mi · pop. 640,796
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About this forecast
- Forecast office
- Franklin is served by the National Weather Service IND forecast office, forecast zone INZ055, county zone INC081.
- Location used
- The Census Bureau's internal point for Franklin (39.4954, -86.0502), in Johnson County. Population: 26,158 (2024 estimate), number 39 of the 48 Indiana cities on this site.
- Radar
- Nearest NWS radar: KIND. View it on radar.weather.gov.
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Sources
- Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/39.4954,-86.0502 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT).
- Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
- City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
- Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.
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