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MICHIGAN · EATON COUNTY

Benton

2,774 people, 940 ft above sea level in Eaton County.

940 ftElevation, city center
2,774People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 53° · SSE 9 mph · high 75°
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 Capital Region International Airport (KLAN) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 75° near 4 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity46%rising to 81% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 53° · Dry64° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 PMin about 24 hours · 75% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.4 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.8
LAST RAINSept. 200.19 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Eaton County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:33 AM7:24 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
88% · 1.13 in Thursday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 47° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 46°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
75° 59°
0% rain — SSW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 62°
70% rain 0.2–0.4″ SSW 10 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 53°
90% rain 0.8–2.1″ SW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 41°
20% rain — NNW 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 42°
0% rain — E 1 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 40°
0% rain — NW 9 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 37°
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 1,540 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. 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 · EATON

Benton

2,774 people, 940 ft above sea level in Eaton County.

940 ftElevation
2,774People
33 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 53°
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Today in Benton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 75° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 71° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 60° 1%
7a mostly cloudy night 60° 3%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 PM · 75%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59
75
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
62
68
C
Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
53
70
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
65
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
63
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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