Observed 4:20 AM EDT at KMBL

Benzonia, MI weather

Clear and 45°7°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear · Feels like 40°5°

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog tonight 5–6 AM
Low 42°6° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 65°18° today at 3 PM

TonightNear 46°8° · Clear
This morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM · 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 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	22%	0
Sat 5a	Fog	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	27%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	32%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	25%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	89%	25%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	29%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	69%	71%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	85%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	72%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	56%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	81%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	64%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	45%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	21%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	67%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	71%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	99%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	79%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	77%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	63%	70%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	70%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 53°12° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Partly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 52°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 51°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 51°11° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 50°10° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 50°10° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 62°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 50°10° / 38°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.46 in12 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.7 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
57°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 49°9° / 37°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 53°, low 35°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–64°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Manistee River near Sherman

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.9 ft
Flow: 984 cfs

Forecast peak 11.9 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Platte River (N Lower MI) at Honor

4.8 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 123 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Manistee River near Mesick (Hodenpyl Dam)

22 mi

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 1,100 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Frankfort 2ne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+9°+5°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 45 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–7:03 PM; Morning 7:53–8:52 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:14 PM; Morning 7:41–7:53 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 27% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Benzonia. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Benzonia, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Manistee River near Sherman

Platte River (N Lower MI) at Honor

Manistee River near Mesick (Hodenpyl Dam)

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? Poor

Moon