Temperature
64 F at 12 AM; 67 F at its warmest, 10 PM Thursday, and 53 F at its coolest, 2 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 64F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 67F
- 10 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 53F
- 2 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, Michigan
Small airport in Berrien County, Michigan* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte and Southern La Porte Counties. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ to 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
63°
59°/45°
Overcast·
Feels like 63°·Moderate breeze 16 mph W
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Southwest Michigan Regional Airport until 11 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 2 PM, the chance peaking at 69% around 4 PM.
Now. Southwest Michigan Regional Airport is 63° and overcast at 1 AM. The dew point is 61°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Moderate breeze from the west at 16 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 48° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 39° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 70°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. Rain is possible tomorrow (46%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:03 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:52 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
17Air quality
97%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
63feels63
11%
16mph
Today
Oct 16
5945
97%
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
5738
46%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
6238
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
6539
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6841
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6942
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
7046
mostly clear day
63°
59°45°
57°38°
62°38°
65°39°
68°41°
69°42°
70°46°
As of 1:00 AM in Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Southwest (MI), 16 miles off.
17Good
- Ozone17Good12 ppb7.7 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 20, good.
GoodModerate
- 20YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
0.86 in in the last 24 hours, 1.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.86in
- Last 3 days
- 1.50in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 57%
Visibility
How far you can see at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, the next 44 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 7 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- BEH
- ICAO
- KBEH
- IATA
- BEH
- Field elevation
- 643 ft
- Serves
- Benton Harbor
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- BEH
- Wind now
- From 270° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 / 28 | 6,006 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 16 mph head, on 28 | None |
| 14 / 32 | 3,205 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | 12 mph head, on 32 | 11 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Benton Harbor (BEH), Southwest Michigan Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 61 F, the air 92% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 11 AM Thursday to 98% at 9 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 61F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 92%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
19 mph from the west at 12 AM; at its strongest 22 mph, 11 PM Thursday, with a gust of 38 mph at 11 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 19mph
- from the west
- Strongest
- 22mph
- 11 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 38mph
- 11 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.75 inHg at 12 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.43 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.75inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.43inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 8 PM Thursday, under a mile for 1 hour; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 8 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 1
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 800 ft at 8 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 800ft
- 8 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.93 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.49 in, in the hour to 8 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.93in
- Wettest hour
- 0.49in
- 8 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 6
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Benton Harbor: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/627 ft/16 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
MI-05 Benton HarborMC094
Beside a road/3.0 mi away/689 ft/46 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
St JosephSJOM4
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.9 mi away/587 ft/56 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Benton HarborBEHM4
At a harbour/0.7 mi away/641 ft/2 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
St. Joseph 1.5 SSEMI-BN-13
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/632 ft/11 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Michigan
66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Benton Heightscommunity, 1 mi
- Benton Harborcity, 2 mi
- St. Josephcity, 3 mi
- Fair Plaincommunity, 3 mi
- Millburgcommunity, 4 mi
- Shorehamvillage, 6 mi
- Lake Michigan Beachcommunity, 7 mi
- Colomacity, 7 mi
- Stevensvillevillage, 9 mi
- Watervlietcity, 9 mi
- Paw Paw Lakecommunity, 10 mi
- Eau Clairevillage, 12 mi
Airports near Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
- South Haven Area Regional AirportLWA, 18 mi
- Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines AirportHAI, 44 mi
- West Michigan Regional AirportBIV, 45 mi
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportAZO, 46 mi
- Kirsch Municipal AirportIRS, 55 mi
- Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg FieldBTL, 61 mi
- Gerald R. Ford International AirportGRR, 69 mi
- Branch County Memorial AirportOEB, 72 mi