Benson, Arizona Weather
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Benson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——101°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°78°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle43%—100°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle38%0.04″99°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers22%—99°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—95°71°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle33%0.05″95°73°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.59 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.59 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.59
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Benson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85602
16-Day Forecast — Benson
- Sun101°79°3%
- Mon99°78°7%
- Tue100°75°43%
- Wed99°71°38%
- Thu99°71°22%
- Fri95°71°25%
- Sat95°73°33%
- Sun96°72°26%
- Mon94°75°23%
- Tue89°72°24%
- Wed95°71°26%
- Thu99°75°29%
- Fri101°78°28%
- Sat104°80°29%
- Sun104°80°30%
- Mon102°79°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Benson
SPC includes Benson in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Benson
- 85602
- 85630