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MAINE · KENNEBEC COUNTY

Benton

2,806 people, 160 ft above sea level in Kennebec County.

160 ftElevation, city center
2,806People, 2024 estimate
28 sq miLand area
Sunny 62°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · NNE 13 mph · high 63°
City of Benton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Benton 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

Today in Benton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Waterville Robert LaFleur Airport (KWVL) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
62° Sunny Feels like 62° · high of 63° near 4 PM
WindNNE 13 mphno gusts
Humidity84%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.91 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.07 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kennebec County
NWS Gray and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:33 AM6:23 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
11
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 61°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
63° 49°
0% rain — N 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
71° 51°
0% rain — NNW 0 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 59°
0% rain — SSW 5 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
76° 52°
40% rain up to 0.3″ NW 5 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
67° 39°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 43°
40% rain up to 0.3″ SSE 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 36°
30% rain — WNW 7 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

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Benton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the western Atlantic three days ago, about 1,920 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from New England. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Augusta ME · 21 MI 21 miles southwest Bangor ME · 39 MI 39 miles northeast Portland ME · 73 MI 73 miles southwest Concord NH · 138 MI 138 miles southwest Burlington VT · 184 MI 184 miles west
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MAINE · KENNEBEC

Benton

2,806 people, 160 ft above sea level in Kennebec County.

160 ftElevation
2,806People
28 sq miLand
Sunny 62°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Benton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 62° 1%
6p partly cloudy night 62° 2%
9p mostly cloudy night 57° 2%
12a partly cloudy night 55° 1%
3a mostly clear night 52° 0%
6a fog 51° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
49
63
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
51
71
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59
77
A
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
76
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
39
67
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
64
B
Mon30%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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