Observed 4:00 AM CDT at KPAH

Benton, MO weather

Foggy and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 3 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
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	29%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	20%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	18%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	20%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	17%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	32%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	19%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	18%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	32%	24%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	32%	20%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	23%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	27%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	63%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	49%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	46%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	39%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	34%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	27%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	32%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	74%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	59%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	64%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°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 76. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 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
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 64°18°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.2 ft
Flow: 170,000 cfs

Forecast peak 16.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Cairo

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.2 ft
Flow: 238,000 cfs

Forecast peak 14.3 ft Sun 7 AM

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Commerce

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Thebes

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.1 ft
Flow: 183,000 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 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

CAPE GIRARDEAU FAA AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1960–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Benton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:25 PM; Morning 6:58–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 5–6:48 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Benton, MO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

Ohio River at Cairo

Mississippi River above Commerce

Mississippi River at Thebes

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