Severe Thunderstorm Watch 11:00 PM

Franklin County, Virginia, United States

Last updated: 10:33 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 27°
Overcast
▲ 30°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
5 mph SSW
Humidity
80%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
28.62 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
90%
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Franklin County is currently overcast at 25°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 77% around 3 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1437 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:16AM · Sunset: 8:35PM.

52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
64%
12 AM
25°
65%
1 AM
24°
56%
2 AM
23°
56%
3 AM
23°
76%
4 AM
23°
72%
5 AM
21°
66%
6 AM
21°
72%
7 AM
21°
67%
8 AM
22°
59%
9 AM
22°
56%
10 AM
23°
65%
11 AM
24°
65%
12 PM
26°
74%
1 PM
27°
71%
2 PM
27°
71%
3 PM
27°
71%
4 PM
27°
72%
5 PM
28°
62%
6 PM
27°
66%
7 PM
27°
58%
8 PM
26°
58%
9 PM
25°
48%
10 PM
24°
43%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
30° 21°
Overcast with a 64% chance of rain.
Wed
28° 21°
Heavy Rain, 71% chance.
Thu
25° 17°
Partly Cloudy with a 39% chance of rain.
Fri
27° 16°
Partly Cloudy with a 73% chance of rain.
Sat
23° 18°
Drizzle, 67% chance.
Sun
32° 18°
Rain, 82% chance.
Mon
34° 19°
Rain, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Overcast 64% 5 mph SSW 80%
12 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 65% 4 mph SW 86%
1 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 56% 5 mph SW 92%
2 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 56% 5 mph SW 93%
3 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 76% 4 mph SW 92%
4 AM 23° Thunderstorm 72% 6 mph SW 91%
5 AM 21° Rain 66% 6 mph SW 90%
6 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 72% 6 mph SW 91%
7 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 67% 6 mph SW 92%
8 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 59% 6 mph SW 89%
9 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 56% 6 mph SW 84%
10 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 65% 6 mph SW 78%
11 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 65% 6 mph SW 74%
12 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 74% 6 mph SW 71%
1 PM 27° Heavy Rain 71% 8 mph SW 68%
2 PM 27° Heavy Rain 71% 8 mph SW 69%
3 PM 27° Rain 71% 7 mph SSW 71%
4 PM 27° Rain 72% 7 mph SSW 72%
5 PM 28° Rain 62% 6 mph SSW 73%
6 PM 27° Rain 66% 5 mph SW 76%
7 PM 27° Rain 58% 5 mph WSW 78%
8 PM 26° Rain 58% 5 mph WSW 80%
9 PM 25° Partly Cloudy 48% 5 mph WSW 82%
10 PM 24° Partly Cloudy 43% 4 mph WSW 83%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Overcast
64%
21°
30°
Wed
7/22
Heavy Rain
71%
21°
28°
Thu
7/23
Partly Cloudy
39%
17°
25°
Fri
7/24
Partly Cloudy
73%
16°
27°
Sat
7/25
Drizzle
67%
18°
23°
Sun
7/26
Rain
82%
18°
32°
Mon
7/27
Rain
64%
19°
34°
Tue
7/28
Rain
63%
19°
36°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
44%
18°
32°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
44%
17°
30°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
18°
29°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
52
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
52 AQI 9.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 52 Moderate 37 52
Thu 54 Moderate 39 54
Fri 41 Good 26 41
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 22, 02:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE988 J/kg
MLCAPE1010 J/kg
MUCAPE1102 J/kg
SBCIN-52 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear41 kt
0–1 km Shear29 kt
Eff. Shear42 kt
0–1 km SRH-30
0–3 km SRH-48
Eff. SRH-48
Storm Motion233° @ 41 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.24 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals46.4
LCL930 hPa
LFC797 hPa
EL174 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,577 ft