Benton, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle13%0.01″84°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°60°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——90°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——94°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°62°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——97°67°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Benton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93512
16-Day Forecast — Benton
- Sun84°63°13%
- Mon92°60°6%
- Tue90°65°2%
- Wed94°65°0%
- Thu94°64°0%
- Fri98°62°0%
- Sat97°67°2%
- Sun94°68°6%
- Mon98°72°14%
- Tue95°76°25%
- Wed85°68°27%
- Thu84°63°19%
- Fri91°66°32%
- Sat96°71°30%
- Sun96°72°20%
- Mon93°72°16%
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 — Benton
SPC includes Benton in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Benton
- 93512
- 93514