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Benjamin, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Benjamin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Benjamin, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:01 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
48%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Benjamin, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBenjamin, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 80 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 80°H 102°
Benjamin, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    102°82°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    45%
    100°80°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    99°75°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    103°79°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°82°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    109°85°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    106°85°-3°
Benjamin, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · steady
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 13 · pk 28 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Benjamin, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.6
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.46 inHg
Now
963.6
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.0961.0963.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Benjamin, TX
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Benjamin, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.2mi
UNLIMITED
139 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:01 UTC · Benjamin, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:01 UTC · Benjamin, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Benjamin, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Benjamin, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Benjamin, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:06 AM
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Benjamin, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Benjamin, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Benjamin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79505

16-Day Forecast — Benjamin

  1. Sat102°82°0%
  2. Sun100°80°45%
  3. Mon99°75°45%
  4. Tue103°79°6%
  5. Wed107°82°6%
  6. Thu109°85°4%
  7. Fri106°85°5%
  8. Sat108°78°5%
  9. Sun106°79°5%
  10. Mon108°82°3%
  11. Tue111°83°4%
  12. Wed116°87°6%
  13. Thu101°77°7%
  14. Fri99°77°13%
  15. Sat89°75°23%
  16. Sun94°71°23%

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 — Benjamin

SPC includes Benjamin 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 Benjamin

  • 79505

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.