Observed 12:55 PM EDT at KFBG

Benson, NC weather

Mostly sunny and 68°20°.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 29Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (69°21° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 68°20° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	22%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	44%	21%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	25%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	45%	16%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	16%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	17%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	75%	9%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	60%	7%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	56%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	12%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	46%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	47%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	43%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	26%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	18%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	16%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	15%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	10%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	12%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	48%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	0%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  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 52.
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
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  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
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–77°.

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

Neuse River at Smithfield

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 239 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cape Fear River at Lillington

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 356 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River near Clayton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 206 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Black River at Antioch Church Rd

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 1:35 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 50

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.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SMITHFIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:43 PM; Morning 7:12–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–7:03 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
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.

Benson, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Neuse River at Smithfield

Cape Fear River at Lillington

Neuse River near Clayton

Black River at Antioch Church Rd

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