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Benton, Indiana

Community in Elkhart County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Benton

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 29 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Benton

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.18 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

How far you can see at Benton, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Benton, IndianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Benton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GoshenGSH

At an airfield/1.8 mi away/827 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,118

measured daily2 instruments

Goshen 3 WGSNI3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/873 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank678of 1,118

Station report

The weather at Goshen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.8 mi from Benton, Indiana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Goshen, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSHFIG. A THE SKY OVER GOSHENSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGoshen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GSHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GSH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

36.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Goshen: temperature 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSHFIG. B THE AIR AT GOSHENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.3 FTEMPERATURE 36.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEGoshen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GSH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Goshen, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSHFIG. C THE WIND AT GOSHENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGoshen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GSH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Goshen, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Goshen 3 W (GSNI3), 6.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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Near Benton

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Benton

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