Benton, IL Weather

Franklin County9:52 PM CDT38.00°N, 88.92°WElevation 472 ft

Current conditions

Clear
58°
Clear
Feels like 58°
High 77° Saturday·Low 46° tonight
WindE 2 mph
Humidity64%
Dew point46°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset6:09 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday Night

    Clear, with a low around 46. East wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Saturday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 2 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 58°
  2. 10 PM Clear 56°
  3. 11 PM Clear 55°
  4. Sat12 AM Clear 54°
  5. 1 AM Clear 53°
  6. 2 AM Clear 51°
  7. 3 AM Clear 50°
  8. 4 AM Clear 48°
  9. 5 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  10. 6 AM Sunny 47°
  11. 7 AM Sunny 46°
  12. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  13. 9 AM Sunny 54°
  14. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  15. 11 AM Sunny 67°
  16. 12 PM Sunny 71°
  17. 1 PM Sunny 74°
  18. 2 PM Sunny 76°
  19. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  20. 4 PM Sunny 77°
  21. 5 PM Sunny 74°
  22. 6 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  23. 7 PM Mostly Clear 66°
  24. 8 PM Mostly Clear 62°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny46°77°
  2. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny46°76°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny47°77°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°79°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°77°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°75°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°75°
  8. ThuOct 29 Light showers Light showers0.04 in47°64°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny40°55°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy38°63°

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

67
Moderate
Ozone

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Farrar, MO reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:13 AM
Sunset 6:09 PM
Daylight 10 h 56 min (−2 min 17 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 95% lit
Moonrise 4:34 PM Moonset 4:25 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low66° / 44°
Record high90° (1939)
Record low22° (1981)
Wettest2.71 in (1951)
Month to date0.00 in (normal 2.49 in)

Du Quoin 4 Se, records since 1895. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

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

Key Messages

- Patchy daybreak fog is possible each morning.

- Nearly perfect weather with highs 75-80F and lows 45-50F.

Discussion

Issued at 1245 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

A strong upper level ridge will effectively block all perturbatory flow impediments to our close to perfection 7-day weather forecast. It will keep us pleasantly dry with daily highs in the mid-upper 70s and lows in the mid-upper 40s; a few outlier 80-81F and 50-51F readings are possible.

Patchy daybreak fog cannot be completely ruled out any morning but it should be shallow/brief and burn off quickly if/where it occurs.

Enjoy the dry weather run while we can as it appears we transition to an above normal pcpn pattern in the 6-10/8-14 day outlooks.

Aviation

Issued at 559 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions are anticipated through the TAF period. As has been the case the last few nights some patchy ground fog is possible near warm bodies of water otherwise clear skies and light to calm winds are anticipated.

Pah Watches

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