Benson, North Carolina Weather
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Benson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers15%0.38″99°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Showers80%0.16″97°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%0.20″91°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle46%0.09″83°70°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—94°70°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—100°73°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 9.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Benson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27504
16-Day Forecast — Benson
- Sat100°73°0%
- Sun99°74°15%
- Mon97°75°80%
- Tue91°72°56%
- Wed83°70°46%
- Thu94°70°23%
- Fri100°73°28%
- Sat99°76°45%
- Sun98°75°30%
- Mon80°72°25%
- Tue91°71°23%
- Wed90°72°27%
- Thu95°73°39%
- Fri95°72°48%
- Sat96°74°42%
- Sun91°73°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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
- 27504