Outdoor conditions in

Benton

Illinois
Now
  1. 69°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 75°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms54% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 79°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain82% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 81°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms42% rain77% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 84°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain70% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 85°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms48% rain67% humidityGusts 17 mph
  8. 86°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain63% humidityGusts 20 mph
  9. 87°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms54% rain61% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 85°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms53% rain63% humidityGusts 20 mph
  11. 83°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55% rain63% humidityGusts 18 mph
  12. 79°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely57% rain69% humidityGusts 16 mph
  13. 73°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain81% humidityGusts 16 mph
  14. 72°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% rain81% humidityGusts 16 mph
  15. 71°Chance Rain Showers27% rain84% humidityGusts 15 mph
  16. 70°Chance Rain Showers36% rain84% humidityGusts 16 mph
  17. 68°Chance Rain Showers46% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  18. 67°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms48% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  19. 63°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms52% rain97% humidityGusts 23 mph
  20. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely69% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 57°Rain Showers Likely58% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 54°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 52°Chance Rain Showers31% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  24. 52°Mostly Cloudy6% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
57%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
21 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
69%
Humidity
51–97%
Wind
29 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
35–89%
Wind
21 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
30–82%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
34–86%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 87° / 68°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.57% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 21 mph
  2. 68° / 47°Friday has a real shower chance.69% rain · Humidity 51–97% · Wind 29 mph
  3. 61° / 41°Saturday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 35–89% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 67° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 30–82% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 71° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 34–86% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Farrar area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
9GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground9 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Benton radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Benton.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
2 mph
Gusts
6 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Farrar area, about 48 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Benton, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.