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Benton, Louisiana

Town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Benton

Index 30, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Shreveport (LA), 11 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)30Good10.6 mi
  • Ozone24Good27 ppb7.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Benton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Benton, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Benton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Benton 4.1 SSELA-BS-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/190 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Shreveport Downtown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Benton, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 PM 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 Shreveport Downtown, 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 DTNFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWNSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEShreveport Downtown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DTNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DTN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 46 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shreveport Downtown: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 46 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTNFIG. B THE AIR AT SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.5 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 46 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 POINTTITLEShreveport Downtown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DTNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DTN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shreveport Downtown, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTNFIG. C THE WIND AT SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShreveport Downtown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DTNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DTN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Big Cypress Bayou 1 N Caddo Lake (LCOL1), 12.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Louisiana

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Benton

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

Near Benton

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