Benton, AR Weather

Saline County5:02 AM CDT34.56°N, 92.59°WElevation 407 ft

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 80°·Low 44° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity87%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.23 inHg
Visibility9.0 mi
Cloud cover23%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:21 AM
Sunset6:30 PM

Observed at Saline County Regional Airport · 27 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 0 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 27 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 46°
  2. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 45°
  3. 7 AM Sunny 44°
  4. 8 AM Sunny 50°
  5. 9 AM Sunny 57°
  6. 10 AM Sunny 63°
  7. 11 AM Sunny 68°
  8. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  9. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  10. 2 PM Sunny 78°
  11. 3 PM Sunny 79°
  12. 4 PM Sunny 80°
  13. 5 PM Sunny 78°
  14. 6 PM Clear 75°
  15. 7 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  16. 8 PM Mostly Clear 63°
  17. 9 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  18. 10 PM Clear 58°
  19. 11 PM Clear 56°
  20. Thu12 AM Clear 54°
  21. 1 AM Clear 53°
  22. 2 AM Clear 52°
  23. 3 AM Clear 50°
  24. 4 AM Clear 50°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear44°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny48°80°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny48°81°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny47°81°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny46°80°
  6. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°78°
  7. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°78°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny77°
  9. WedOct 28 Rain Rain0.14 in56°62°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny49°66°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

102
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Fine particles (PM2.5)

People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teenagers should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

Forecast

  • WedModerate (60)

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:21 AM
Sunset 6:30 PM
Daylight 11 h 8 min (−2 min 2 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 76% lit
Moonrise 3:57 PM Moonset 2:39 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LZK, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

Issued at 106 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

-Near-normal to above-normal temperatures are expected to continue through the remainder of the work week and into this weekend.

-No significant rainfall is expected through the end of the work week with drought conditions persisting.

-Low afternoon relative humidity values and drying fuels may contribute to daily elevated fire danger concerns.

Discussion

Issued at 106 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Recent WV sat imgry depicted perturbed upper level flow over the CONUS, w/ an upper low approaching Srn CA and the Baja region, and another upper low maneuvering over the NErn US. Intermediate ridging resided over the Cntrl US, w/ broad sfc high pressure extending SEwrd fm the Great Lakes thru the OH River Valley and Mid-South.

Thru much of the current fcst PD, there is considerable agreement amongst deterministic and ensemble global guidance for upper level ridging to persist across the central CONUS. This wl drive a persistence-style fcst, w/ daily high temps in the upper 70s to low 80s...typically above-normal for most locations...and lows in the upper 40s to low 50s, w/ no appreciable rainfall expected.

Concerning drought and fire danger, a lack of forecast rainfall, and any recent substantial rainfall wl foster drying ground fuels (noted by fcst ERC values approaching >90th percentile over portions of Srn AR), and persisting to deteriorating drought conditions for much of the state. Additionally, very low afternoon RH values of 25 percent or less may contribute to daily elevated fire danger concerns through at least this weekend.

For the long term, the aforementioned west coast trof looks to slowly translate Ewrd over the Four Corners region into early next week, weakening as it does so. Locally, the center of the upper level high wl also shift Ewrd, positioning SWrly flow acrs the Srn Great Plains, and possibly driving some poleward moisture transport by mid- week next week, but confidence remains low, w/ most ensemble guidance pointing towards zonal H500 near the end of the fcst PD and beyond.

Aviation

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 106 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Expect VFR condns to persist through the TAF PD, w/ overnight variable winds becoming Erly to NErly at most terminals, and minimal high cloud covg through the day Wed.

Preliminary Point Temps

Batesville AR 78 47 79 48 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 81 45 83 45 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 76 49 78 49 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 81 48 82 49 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 80 49 81 51 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 81 49 81 50 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 80 44 83 46 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 75 47 77 47 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 79 48 80 49 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 81 47 81 47 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 79 47 81 49 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 79 48 80 49 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 81 48 81 49 / 0 0 0 0

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