Benson, Utah Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle13%—96°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——99°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——95°60°-4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°61°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——106°65°+6°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Benson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Benson
- Sun96°58°0%
- Mon96°67°6%
- Tue96°62°13%
- Wed99°62°4%
- Thu95°60°1%
- Fri100°61°0%
- Sat106°65°0%
- Sun108°68°0%
- Mon110°68°5%
- Tue111°72°8%
- Wed113°72°11%
- Thu113°74°12%
- Fri113°72°17%
- Sat110°73°16%
- Sun108°71°13%
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 — Benson
SPC includes Benson 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 Benson
- 84321
- 84335
- 84339