Benton, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—91°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle20%0.05″88°75°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle28%—89°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm30%—92°73°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail20%—92°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail19%—86°73°-6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—95°74°+9°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Benton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39039
16-Day Forecast — Benton
- Sat91°76°26%
- Sun88°75°20%
- Mon89°73°28%
- Tue92°73°30%
- Wed92°72°20%
- Thu86°73°19%
- Fri95°74°11%
- Sat94°72°29%
- Sun87°71°42%
- Mon77°70°25%
- Tue88°69°14%
- Wed90°71°17%
- Thu92°73°26%
- Fri91°73°23%
- Sat93°72°20%
- Sun95°73°27%
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 has placed Benton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 39039