Storm Station
Franklin, Virginia
58° 75°/57°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 5 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
0UV Low
34Air quality
87%Humidity
58%Cloud
Now
3:45 AM
58feels58
15%
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 27
7557
25%
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7558
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7962
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8562
UV 6
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8963
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
9165
12%
13mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7259
22%
14mph
overcast
58°
75°57°
75°58°
79°62°
85°62°
89°63°
91°65°
72°59°

As of 3:45 AM in Franklin, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Franklin/J B RoseFKN

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/39 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank588of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Franklin 0.5 ESEVA-ST-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/29 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SuffolkSUFV2

At a cooperative observer's station/19.1 mi away/46 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Franklin/J B Rose, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Franklin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,000 ft, scattered at 1,700 ft, overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Franklin/J B Rose, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRANKLIN/J B ROSESECTION, 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 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFranklin/J B Rose, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.7 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Franklin/J B Rose: temperature 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKNFIG. B THE AIR AT FRANKLIN/J B ROSETHE 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 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.7 F, 54.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLEFranklin/J B Rose, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Franklin/J B Rose, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKNFIG. C THE WIND AT FRANKLIN/J B ROSEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFranklin/J B Rose, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Franklin/J B Rose, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Suffolk (SUFV2), 19.1 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Franklin

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.