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Franklin, MA weather

It is 34°F and clear at Pawtucket, North Central State Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Clear, low near 31°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 5:15 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:24 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

34°F

Clear · feels like 29°F

Wind

N 6 mph

Humidity 85%

Pressure · visibility

30.46 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Pawtucket, North Central State Airport (KSFZ), Oct 28, 5:05 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 BOX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the BOX office near Franklin.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Massachusetts.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Franklin (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM31°FAreas Of Frost0%N 1 mph
Wed 8 AM32°FAreas Of Frost2%N 1 mph
Wed 9 AM37°FSunny2%NW 2 mph
Wed 10 AM42°FPartly Sunny2%SW 2 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FPartly Sunny2%S 3 mph
Wed 12 PM51°FPartly Sunny2%S 5 mph
Wed 1 PM54°FPartly Sunny2%S 6 mph
Wed 2 PM55°FPartly Sunny2%S 7 mph
Wed 3 PM56°FPartly Sunny2%S 6 mph
Wed 4 PM56°FPartly Sunny2%S 6 mph
Wed 5 PM55°FPartly Sunny2%S 5 mph
Wed 6 PM50°FPartly Cloudy2%S 5 mph
Wed 7 PM46°FMostly Clear2%S 5 mph
Wed 8 PM46°FMostly Clear0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 PM44°FMostly Clear0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 PM43°FPartly Cloudy0%SW 3 mph
Wed 11 PM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 3 mph
Thu 12 AM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 3 mph
Thu 1 AM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 5 mph
Thu 2 AM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 5 mph
Thu 3 AM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 5 mph
Thu 4 AM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 3 mph
Thu 5 AM42°FMostly Clear0%SW 3 mph
Thu 6 AM42°FSunny0%SW 3 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.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 31°F

Clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday

High 56°F·Low 40°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 3 mph.

Thursday

High 67°F·Low 52°F

Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Friday

High 68°F·Low 38°F

Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday

High 57°F·Low 31°F

Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 2 mph.

Sunday

High 61°F·Low 42°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 64°F·Low 44°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 60°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Franklin is served by the National Weather Service BOX forecast office, forecast zone MAZ013, county zone MAC021.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Franklin (42.0849, -71.4106), in Norfolk County. Population: 33,742 (2024 estimate), number 42 of the 50 Massachusetts cities on this site.
NWS place name
The National Weather Service lists this forecast point as near Franklin Town, MA.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KBOX. 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/42.0849,-71.4106 (forecast issued Oct 28, 5:15 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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