Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KC75

Benson, IL weather

Sunny and 51°11°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°11°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 55°13° by 8 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	5%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	6%	2
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	11%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	43%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	51%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	48%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	51%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	41%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	15%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	14%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	57%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	89%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	90%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	74%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	86%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	74%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	74%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	64%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	42%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	41%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	61%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	60%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	55%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	59%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	73%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–65°18°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Illinois River near Henry

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.8 ft
Flow: 4,770 cfs

Forecast peak 14.8 ft Fri 1 PM

Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Mackinaw River near Congerville

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 61 cfs

Reading from Fri 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Chillicothe

19 mi

Level: 440 ft

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Farm Creek at Farmdale

24 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Minonk · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SatOct 17
−6°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Benson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:21 PM; Morning 6:59–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:32 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:22 AM · rises 4:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Benson. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.