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VERMONT · FRANKLIN COUNTY

Franklin

1,405 people, 450 ft above sea level in Franklin County.

450 ftElevation, city center
1,405People, 2024 estimate
39 sq miLand area
Clear 37°
Clear now Dew point 35° · Calm · high 34°
City of Franklin River Interstate 2 miles
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The Franklin plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Franklin

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Franklin County State Airport (KFSO) · 5:55 PM
Clear
37° Clear Feels like 37° · high of 34° near 6 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity91%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.76 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 35° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 6 PMin about 1 hours · 55% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 90.24 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Franklin County
NWS Burlington and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:47 AM4:24 PM ↓
9 h 36 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
12
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
55% · 0.06 in Saturday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 36°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
34° 31°
60% rain — NW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
42° 31°
10% rain — NW 7 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
43° 30°
0% rain — WNW 3 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
51° 38°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 37°
0% rain — SSW 2 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 42°
0% rain — S 5 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54° 38°
10% rain — W 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Franklin about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Ontario three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,280 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the northern Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the Canadian Prairies. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Franklin stands on

Franklin’s center stands about 450 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 260 ft to 790 ft, a difference of 530 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Leach Hill, about 1,430 ft, 10 miles south-southeast.

The section below crosses 9 rock units mapped at the surface.

Franklin, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft FRANKLIN450 ftSwanton120 ftHighgate Center300 ftPike Riverabout 400 ftHigh point of the line1,540 ft ← W · SwantonE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 13×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Fairfield Pond Formation

Phyllite, quartzite. Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian, 487 to 1,000 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Morses Line Slate

Slate. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Dunham Dolostone

Dolostone. Age: Early Cambrian, 521 to 542 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Cheshire Quartzite

Quartzite. Age: Early Cambrian, 521 to 542 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Skeels Corners Slate

Slate. Age: Cambrian to Early Ordovician, 471 to 542 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Beekmantown Group, undivided

Limestone, dolostone. Age: Cambrian to Middle Ordovician, 459 to 497 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 3 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Franklin’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Franklin reaches the St. Lawrence River by way of Lake Champlain and the Richelieu: about 150 river miles. The St. Lawrence carries it on to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Franklin≈ 150 mi · the St. Lawrence River
FROM FRANKLIN ≈ 150 mi to the St. Lawrence River Lake Champlain → Richelieu

Lake on the way: Lake Champlain.

80 miles of the trip are on the Richelieu.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Franklin; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Franklin on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Burlington VT · 37 MI 37 miles southwest South Burlington VT · 40 MI 40 miles south Manchester NH · 155 MI 155 miles southeast Lowell MA · 180 MI 180 miles southeast Worcester MA · 195 MI 195 miles south Lynn MA · 198 MI 198 miles southeast
FORECASTCITY
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VERMONT · FRANKLIN

Franklin

1,405 people, 450 ft above sea level in Franklin County.

450 ftElevation
1,405People
39 sq miLand
Clear 37°
ClearDew point 35°
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Today in Franklin

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 34° 55%
9p mostly cloudy night 34° 19%
12a mostly cloudy night 33° 8%
3a mostly cloudy night 31° 8%
6a mostly cloudy night 31° 8%
9a mostly cloudy day 37° 5%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 6 PM · 55%
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Sat60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
31
34
A
Sun10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
31
42
A
Mon0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30
43
A
Tue0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
38
51
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Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
55
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Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
42
54
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Fri10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Franklin stands on

Franklin’s center stands about 450 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 260 ft to 790 ft, a difference of 530 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Leach Hill, about 1,430 ft, 10 miles south-southeast.

Franklin, west to east Franklin450 ftPike Riverabout 400 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 26×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center450 ft
Within 3 miles260 to 790 ft
Lie of the landHilly (530 ft of relief)
High point nearbyLeach Hill, 1,430 ft, 10 mi south-southeast
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Where the rain goes

≈ 150 mito the St. Lawrence RiverLake Champlain → Richelieu

A raindrop that lands in Franklin reaches the St. Lawrence River by way of Lake Champlain and the Richelieu: about 150 river miles. The St. Lawrence carries it on to the Atlantic.

Lake on the way: Lake Champlain.

80 miles of the trip are on the Richelieu.