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 4Clear——93°50°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°61°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle18%—98°62°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——98°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——95°61°-3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°60°+5°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.53 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.53
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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: 8°F above 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.
16-Day Forecast — Benson
- Sat93°50°0%
- Sun97°61°0%
- Mon95°68°8%
- Tue98°62°18%
- Wed98°62°3%
- Thu95°61°0%
- Fri100°60°1%
- Sat107°65°0%
- Sun110°68°1%
- Mon111°69°4%
- Tue113°72°7%
- Wed112°74°12%
- Thu110°75°16%
- Fri109°72°16%
- Sat107°72°6%
- Sun106°72°11%
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 day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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