Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KPVB

Benton, WI weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the south. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (68°20° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 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 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	54%	15%	2
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	13%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	22%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	29%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	54%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	44%	42%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	86%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	92%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	71%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	78%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	78%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.37 in9.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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
49°9°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MKX) (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 Dubuque (LD11)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 31,400 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 27,500 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Bellevue

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 32,500 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Galena River at Buncombe

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 84 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

DUBUQUE L&D 11 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1938–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:23 PM; Morning 7:07–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:03 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, WI 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 Dubuque (LD11)

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

Mississippi River at Bellevue

Galena River at Buncombe

For your home

Heating this week

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