Water Temperature of the Root River in Franklin, WI

Current Water Temperature

54.7°F

Measurement Time: Monday, March 30, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT

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Root River

Station Name: ROOT RIVER AT 60TH ST NEAR CALEDONIA, WI
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 676 feet

Nearest Address:
10502 S 60th St
Franklin, WI 53132
Milwaukee County

GPS Coordinates: 42.85555556, -87.9907222

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Weather for Franklin, Wisconsin

Current Weather

70°F
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
70°F
71.1°F
66%
NE 8.1 mph
16.4 mph
68.9°F
56.3°F
0 in
50%
9 mi
1006 mbar
0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
Tue
H: 70°F
L: 41°F
Heavy rain
Wed
H: 36°F
L: 33°F
Heavy rain
Thu
H: 46°F
L: 32°F
Partly Cloudy
Fri
H: 51°F
L: 34°F
Moderate rain
Sat
H: 55°F
L: 37°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.75 μg/m3
PM10: 10.05 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 166.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.25 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.05 μg/m3
Ozone: 76 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sun Transit: 12:00 AM
Sunset: 7:17 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 6:08 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 5:51 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
11:40 AM - 2:10 PM

Minor Periods

5:38 PM - 7:08 PM
5:21 AM - 6:51 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 30 at 9:21PM CDT until March 31 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Effective: Mon March 30, 2026, 9:21 PM
Expires: Tue March 31, 2026, 3:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 77 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN DANE GREEN IOWA LAFAYETTE ROCK IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN JEFFERSON KENOSHA MILWAUKEE RACINE WALWORTH WAUKESHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARGYLE, BARNEVELD, BELMONT, BELOIT, BENTON, BLANCHARDVILLE, BRODHEAD, BROOKFIELD, DARLINGTON, DELAVAN, DODGEVILLE, EAST TROY, ELKHORN, FORT ATKINSON, JANESVILLE, JEFFERSON, KENOSHA, LAKE GENEVA, MADISON, MENOMONEE FALLS, MILWAUKEE, MINERAL POINT, MONROE, MUSKEGO, NEW BERLIN, RACINE, SHULLSBURG, WATERTOWN, WAUKESHA, AND WHITEWATER.


Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 30 at 9:21PM CDT until March 31 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

Effective: Mon March 30, 2026, 9:21 PM
Expires: Tue March 31, 2026, 3:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 77 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY KANE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BOLINGBROOK, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CAROL STREAM, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, DOWNERS GROVE, ELGIN, EVANSTON, GURNEE, JOLIET, LA SALLE, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, MORRIS, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, PARK FOREST, PLANO, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SCHAUMBURG, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.


Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
70.2°F
40.8°F
57.4°F
76%
0.32 in
89%
0%
14.8 mph
0.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 12.68 μg/m3
PM10: 12.96 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 209.81 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 13.69 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.42 μg/m3
Ozone: 78.2 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sun Transit: 12:00 AM
Sunset: 7:17 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 6:08 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 5:51 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
11:40 AM - 2:10 PM

Minor Periods

5:38 PM - 7:08 PM
5:21 AM - 6:51 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Weather Forecast

Heavy rain
36°F
32.7°F
34.9°F
90%
2.23 in
77%
22%
17.4 mph
0.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.39 μg/m3
PM10: 5.67 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 184.53 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.51 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.39 μg/m3
Ozone: 86.96 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sun Transit: 12:00 AM
Sunset: 7:18 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 44 mins
Moonrise: 7:15 PM
Moon Transit: 12:15 AM
Moonset: 6:10 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:22 AM - 2:52 PM

Minor Periods

6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
5:40 AM - 7:10 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Weather Forecast

Heavy rain
46.2°F
32.3°F
36.5°F
99%
6.77 in
89%
33%
17.9 mph
0.3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 3.66 μg/m3
PM10: 3.75 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 185.17 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.52 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.8 μg/m3
Ozone: 67.72 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sun Transit: 12:00 AM
Sunset: 7:19 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 47 mins
Moonrise: 8:21 PM
Moon Transit: 12:57 AM
Moonset: 6:30 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.5%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:27 AM - 2:57 AM
1:05 PM - 3:35 PM

Minor Periods

7:51 PM - 9:21 PM
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Friday, April 3, 2026

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
51.4°F
33.6°F
40.4°F
85%
0 in
0%
0%
13.9 mph
1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 4.67 μg/m3
PM10: 4.69 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 176.66 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.11 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.63 μg/m3
Ozone: 63.6 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sun Transit: 12:00 AM
Sunset: 7:20 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 50 mins
Moonrise: 9:27 PM
Moon Transit: 1:40 AM
Moonset: 6:51 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 96.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:10 AM - 3:40 AM
1:49 PM - 4:19 PM

Minor Periods

8:57 PM - 10:27 PM
6:21 AM - 7:51 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
54.8°F
36.5°F
45.3°F
90%
0.39 in
87%
0%
21.5 mph
0


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 2.47 μg/m3
PM10: 2.5 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 184.94 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.63 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.41 μg/m3
Ozone: 77.08 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:29 AM
Sun Transit: 12:54 AM
Sunset: 7:22 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 53 mins
Moonrise: 10:34 PM
Moon Transit: 2:24 AM
Moonset: 7:14 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 91.3%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:54 AM - 4:24 AM
2:34 PM - 5:04 PM

Minor Periods

10:04 PM - 11:34 PM
6:44 AM - 8:14 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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