Benton, Tennessee 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 4Overcast12%—93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain22%0.13″97°73°+4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm69%0.22″92°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm27%—91°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear13%—91°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—94°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%0.02″92°70°-2°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Benton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37307
16-Day Forecast — Benton
- Sat93°71°12%
- Sun97°73°22%
- Mon92°71°69%
- Tue91°69°27%
- Wed91°67°13%
- Thu94°68°20%
- Fri92°70°58%
- Sat78°70°56%
- Sun73°67°40%
- Mon87°66°19%
- Tue89°65°21%
- Wed91°68°21%
- Thu80°70°53%
- Fri90°68°35%
- Sat82°70°55%
- Sun94°71°56%
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
- 37307