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WISCONSIN · LAFAYETTE COUNTY

Benton

506 people, 860 ft above sea level in Lafayette County.

860 ftElevation, city center
506People, 2024 estimate
28 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 46° · SE 12 mph · high 72°
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 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindSE 12 mphno gusts
Humidity38%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.90 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 46° · Dry67° by Wednesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 6 hours · 36% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 235.98 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lafayette County
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:57 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:56 AM6:47 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
72°
62°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
84% · 1.80 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 41 to 67° Drier: 41° 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 62°
40% rain — S 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 63°
80% rain 0.6–2.8″ S 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 50°
80% rain 0.06–1.5″ N 4 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 44°
0% rain — N 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 48°
0% rain — S 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 42°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — SE 5 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
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Dubuque IA · 17 MI 17 miles west Madison WI · 60 MI 60 miles northeast Aurora IL · 122 MI 122 miles southeast Milwaukee WI · 128 MI 128 miles east Chicago IL · 148 MI 148 miles east
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WISCONSIN · LAFAYETTE

Benton

506 people, 860 ft above sea level in Lafayette County.

860 ftElevation
506People
28 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 46°
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Today in Benton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 72° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 70° 4%
9p mostly cloudy night 66° 17%
12a mostly cloudy night 65° 16%
3a rain 63° 54%
6a rain 62° 71%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 36%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
62
72
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
63
70
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
50
68
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
64
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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