Franklin, KY 42135 Weather

Simpson County2:10 AM CDT36.72°N, 86.58°W

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 74°·Low 43° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity93%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.26 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:00 AM
Sunset6:03 PM

Observed at Bowling Green, Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport · 20 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Patchy fog after 4am. Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 0 to 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 36 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 46°
  2. 3 AM Patchy Fog 45°
  3. 4 AM Patchy Fog 45°
  4. 5 AM Patchy Fog 44°
  5. 6 AM Patchy Fog 43°
  6. 7 AM Patchy Fog 43°
  7. 8 AM Sunny 45°
  8. 9 AM Sunny 51°
  9. 10 AM Sunny 57°
  10. 11 AM Sunny 62°
  11. 12 PM Sunny 67°
  12. 1 PM Sunny 71°
  13. 2 PM Sunny 72°
  14. 3 PM Sunny 73°
  15. 4 PM Sunny 73°
  16. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  17. 6 PM Clear 67°
  18. 7 PM Clear 62°
  19. 8 PM Clear 57°
  20. 9 PM Clear 54°
  21. 10 PM Clear 52°
  22. 11 PM Clear 51°
  23. Thu12 AM Clear 49°
  24. 1 AM Patchy Fog 48°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Clear Clear43°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny43°74°
  3. ThuOct 22 Areas Of Fog then Sunny Areas Of Fog then Sunny43°74°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny44°72°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny45°74°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny45°73°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°73°
  8. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny73°
  9. WedOct 28 Light showers Light showers0.05 in51°69°
  10. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny44°61°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

28
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Bowling Green, KY reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:00 AM
Sunset 6:03 PM
Daylight 11 h 3 min (−2 min 12 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 75% lit
Moonrise 3:35 PM Moonset 2:11 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low70° / 46°
Record high88° (1963)
Record low25° (1952)
Wettest2.21 in (1929)
Month to date2.03 in (normal 2.39 in)

Bowling Green Warren County Ap, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LMK, issued 1 hr ago

Key Messages

* Highs in the low 70s with lows in the 40s and isolated 30s will continue through the weekend.

* Patchy dense valley fog is expected to form again tonight and into the morning hours, slowly becoming patchier and isolated heading towards and west of I-65.

* Stubborn ridging promotes a prolonged dry period with pleasant afternoons through at least early next week.

Discussion

Issued at 225 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

====== Dense River Valley Fog & Warm Afternoons =====

There is a mid to upper level low swinging through southern KY and can see the swirl on water vapor imagery. This is just bringing passing high level clouds in our SE. Light northeasterly flow is keeping temperatures mild in the upper 60s to low 70s across the area. Arguably, the most exciting thing to monitor would be dew points today and for the following days. This will determine how dry and comfortable each afternoon will feel, along with the chances of fog formation each morning as well. Relative humidity values are generally bottoming out in the low and mid 30s but will recover to near 100% overnight and into tomorrow morning.

Low temperatures tonight will reach the low to mid 40s and mid to upper 30s in our deepest, decoupled river valleys. Just as this morning, dense fog will likely form in river valleys in the east, becoming more patchy dense fog in valleys west of I-65. As we saw this morning, fog will dissipate by late morning, with the latest being near 10-11 AM EDT in eastern areas. Then by Wednesday afternoon, the locked in ridge pattern overhead will lock in sunny skies and generally light N-NE flow. As long as the deep low off the east coast and troughing over the western US continues, our pattern will remain the same.

We'll have to monitor the dew points tomorrow as well as this will alter fog chances for Thursday morning. Fog may become more prevalent by then, but this will be fine tuned between now and tomorrow night.

===== Stubborn Ridging and Next Potential Rain Chance =====

Aviation

Issued at 134 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Prevailing VFR conditions are likely through much of this period with SKC and a light NE wind. Fog is likely to develop in river valleys early this morning, but should not impact the terminals. However, based on T/Td trends, HNB may see some brief vis reductions early Wednesday morning.

Lmk Watches

KY...None. IN...None.

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