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WISCONSIN · SAUK COUNTY

Franklin

659 people, in Sauk County.

659People, 2024 estimate
49 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 50° · S 10 mph · high 72°
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 in Franklin

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Lone Rock Tri-County Regional Airport (KLNR) · 12:56 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 72° near 1 PM
WindS 10 mphno gusts
Humidity41%falling to 51% this afternoon
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 50° · Dry42° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 11 PMin about 9 hours · 55% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 250.01 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sauk County
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:52 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:55 AM6:45 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
38
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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partly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
72°
61°
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48°
CHANCE OF RAIN
68% · 1.08 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 42 to 66°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 59°
30% rain — S 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
73° 60°
70% rain 0.2–1.6″ SSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 48°
70% rain up to 0.8″ N 4 B
FRI Oct. 2 Sunny Sunny
67° 40°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 43°
10% rain — S 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 39°
0% rain — NW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 40°
0% rain — S 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

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WISCONSIN · SAUK

Franklin

659 people, in Sauk County.

659People
49 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 50°
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Today in Franklin

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 72° 0%
4p mostly cloudy day 72° 2%
7p mostly cloudy night 68° 9%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 29%
1a rain 63° 55%
4a rain 62° 43%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 11 PM · 55%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
72
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
73
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
48
69
B
Fri0%
Sunny Sunny
40
67
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
67
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
67
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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