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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (KLHZ)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 78.33°WElev: 341ft.

Overcast

41°F

5°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 7:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Franklinton NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 39. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 39. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Franklinton NC
 36.09°N 78.47°W (Elev. 417 ft)
Last Update:
5:27 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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