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MINNESOTA · SWIFT COUNTY

Benson

316 people, 1,050 ft above sea level in Swift County.

1,050 ftElevation, city center
316People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 64° · S 10 mph · high 68°
City of Benson River Interstate 2 miles
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The Benson 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 Benson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 68° near 5 PM
WindS 10 mphgusts 16
Humidity94%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.70 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 64° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.03 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Swift County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:17 AM7:07 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
30
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 33, 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 40° by Friday

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
68° 55°
20% rain — SSW 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
76° 53°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 43°
0% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 45°
10% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 44°
40% rain up to 0.3″ NW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 48°
10% rain — SSE 8 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 Benson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,270 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Mississippi Valley; at 10,000 feet, from Texas. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · SWIFT

Benson

316 people, 1,050 ft above sea level in Swift County.

1,050 ftElevation
316People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 64°
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Today in Benson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 19%
5p mostly cloudy day 68° 8%
8p partly cloudy night 65° 2%
11p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
2a mostly clear night 59° 0%
5a fog 57° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 40%
→
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
68
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
53
76
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
63
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
61
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
60
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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