Franklin County, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 68°F
Feels Like 68°F  
Humidity 83% Dew Point 62°F Wind Calm Barometer 28.84 in.732.5 mm
Solar Rad 322 w/m2 UV Index 3
Report from a personal weather station 1.8 miles NNE of central Franklin County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 77F, Low 53F
77
53
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Sunny, High 75F, Low 42F
75
42
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 66F, Low 45F
66
45
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Showers, High 67F, Low 40F
20%
67
40
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 56F, Low 38F
56
38
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Showers, High 57F, Low 43F
30%
57
43
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Showers, High 56F
50%
56
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 77°F to a low of 56°F, then recover to 56°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 55°F with lows around 33°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Franklin County, KS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday Nov 19

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Showers

Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Thursday Nov 20

Showers

Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.


About Franklin County, KS

Franklin County is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Ottawa. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,996. The county was named for Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States. Formerly it was considered part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, but was removed in 2013.

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