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MICHIGAN · CHEBOYGAN COUNTY

Benton

3,180 people, 750 ft above sea level in Cheboygan County.

750 ftElevation, city center
3,180People, 2024 estimate
59 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · NE 5 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 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Cheboygan County Airport (KSLH) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 70° near 4 PM
WindNE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity83%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure29.94 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortable41° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 AMin about 12 hours · 50% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 190.02 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Cheboygan County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:32 AM7:22 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
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
50% · 0.07 in Wednesday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 49 to 55° ↑ Humid air returns Drier: 44° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 64° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
70° 55°
0% rain — E 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 57°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SW 13 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 44°
30% rain — W 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 35°
0% rain — NW 10 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 39°
30% rain up to 0.05″ ESE 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 36°
20% rain — NW 12 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 35°
0% rain — NNW 6 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 1,560 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · CHEBOYGAN

Benton

3,180 people, 750 ft above sea level in Cheboygan County.

750 ftElevation
3,180People
59 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Benton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 70° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 64° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 56° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 57° 8%
4a mostly cloudy night 58° 18%
7a rain 56° 50%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 AM · 50%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55
70
A
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
70
B
Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
70
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
63
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
62
B
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
36
61
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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