Observed 3:55 PM EDT at KGUS

Bennetts Switch, IN weather

Sunny and 69°21°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 69°21°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	48%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	41%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	59%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	62%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	30%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	57%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	62%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	57%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	61%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	71%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	43%	63%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	78%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	76%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	53%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	21%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	28%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	56%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	64%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	61%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	60%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	48%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	76%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	68%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	59%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	65%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	56%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	65%	79%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	84%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	49%	90%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	90%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	82%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
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
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IWX) (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

Wildcat Creek (IN) at Kokomo

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Wabash River at Peru

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft
Flow: 1,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Northern Indiana Lakes at Mississinewa Lake

12 mi

Level: 737 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississinewa River at Peoria

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 665 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

KOKOMO 3 WSW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Bennetts Switch weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:08 PM; Morning 7:48–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:19 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bennetts Switch, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wildcat Creek (IN) at Kokomo

Wabash River at Peru

Northern Indiana Lakes at Mississinewa Lake

Mississinewa River at Peoria

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon