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Benson, Vermont

Community in Rutland County, Vermont

Air quality

The air at Benson

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Rutland (VT), 18 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Benson

0.35 in in the last 24 hours, 0.37 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.35in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

On the radar over Benson, VermontReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Benson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

RT 22A Fairhaven VtVT027

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/471 ft/31 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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DanbyDBYV1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.3 mi away/922 ft/482 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank101of 362

measured daily2 instruments

Benson 0.4 NWVT-RT-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/556 ft/116 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank187of 362

ChittendenCHTV1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.5 mi away/1,163 ft/723 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rutland State(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.9 mi from Benson, Vermont. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:18 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,700 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rutland State(AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERutland State(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Rutland State(AWOS): temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. B THE AIR AT RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLERutland State(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rutland State(AWOS), north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. C THE WIND AT RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERutland State(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rutland State(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Vermont

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Near Benson

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