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MICHIGAN · BERRIEN COUNTY

Benton

14,105 people, 640 ft above sea level in Berrien County.

640 ftElevation, city center
14,105People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Sunny 74°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · W 7 mph · high 70°
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 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (KBEH) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
74° Sunny Feels like 74° · high of 70° near 2 PM
WindW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity53%falling to 61% this afternoon
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 11 AMin about 20 hours · 83% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.3–1.1 inmost likely 0.5; 1 in 10 over 2
LAST RAINSept. 201.22 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Berrien County
NWS Northern Indiana and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:40 AM7:31 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, moderate. 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
83% · 1.84 in Wednesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 to 63°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 57°
0% rain — SW 2 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
67° 58°
80% rain 0.3–1.1″ S 9 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 53°
80% rain 1.3–2.8″ SSW 5 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 42°
20% rain — N 8 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 44°
0% rain — NE 1 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 43°
0% rain — NNW 3 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 40°
0% rain — N 3 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 northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,480 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the California coast. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · BERRIEN

Benton

14,105 people, 640 ft above sea level in Berrien County.

640 ftElevation
14,105People
32 sq miLand
Sunny 74°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Benton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 70° 0%
5p mostly sunny 70° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 63° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 60° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
5a mostly cloudy night 59° 4%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 11 AM · 83%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
70
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
67
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
53
69
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
63
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
63
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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