Observed 1:00 PM CDT at KHKS

Benton, MS weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 2 PM
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 2 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (80°27° → 68°20°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 62°17°)

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	24%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	22%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	22%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	22%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	23%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	2%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	8%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	7%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	35%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	34%	34%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	32%	54%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	34%	53%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	58%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	50%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	52%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	73%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	63%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	82%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	86%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	86%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	88%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
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
73°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
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
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–71°22°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–70°21°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–84°.

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

Yazoo River at Yazoo City

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.2 ft
Flow: 5,920 cfs

Forecast peak 12.4 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Black River near Bentonia

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 85 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Wolf Lake at Wolf Lake at Highway 149

17 mi

Level: 85.8 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Yazoo River at Satartia

20 mi

Level: 11.5 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:33 PM; Morning 6:56–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:42 PM; Morning 6:47–6:56 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:42 PM–6:47 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:13 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.