Excessive Heat Watch 10:00 PM Heat Advisory — Lake, IN, Porter, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN, Northern Cook, IL, Central Cook, IL, Southern Cook, IL 10:00 PM Excessive Heat Warning — Northern Cook, IL, Central Cook, IL, Southern Cook, IL, Lake, IN, Porter, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN 12:00 AM

Benton County, Indiana, United States

Last updated: 3:46 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 39°
Mostly Clear
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
14 mph SSW
Humidity
64%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.14 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
8.2
Cloud Cover
19%
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently mostly clear at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3722 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:21AM · Sunset: 9:24PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Lake, IN, Porter, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN, Northern Cook, IL, Central Cook, IL, Southern Cook, IL
Expires 10:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Northern Cook, IL, Central Cook, IL, Southern Cook, IL, Lake, IN, Porter, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN
Expires 12:00 AM
68 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
3%
5 PM
32°
3%
6 PM
32°
3%
7 PM
31°
3%
8 PM
30°
3%
9 PM
28°
3%
10 PM
27°
3%
11 PM
26°
3%
12 AM
26°
3%
1 AM
26°
3%
2 AM
24°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
24°
5%
6 AM
23°
5%
7 AM
23°
5%
8 AM
24°
5%
9 AM
26°
5%
10 AM
28°
5%
11 AM
29°
5%
12 PM
30°
5%
1 PM
30°
5%
2 PM
32°
5%
3 PM
32°
6%
7-Day Forecast
Today
32° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
34° 23°
Clear.
Thu
36° 24°
Clear.
Fri
34° 24°
Clear with a 71% chance of rain.
Sat
31° 22°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Sun
29° 22°
Clear with a 60% chance of rain.
Mon
29° 20°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph SSW 64%
5 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph SW 67%
6 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 13 mph SW 69%
7 PM 31° Clear 3% 12 mph SW 73%
8 PM 30° Clear 3% 11 mph SSW 78%
9 PM 28° Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 82%
10 PM 27° Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 87%
11 PM 26° Clear 3% 9 mph SSW 89%
12 AM 26° Clear 3% 9 mph SSW 89%
1 AM 26° Clear 3% 9 mph SSW 89%
2 AM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 90%
3 AM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 92%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 93%
5 AM 24° Clear 5% 7 mph SW 93%
6 AM 23° Clear 5% 7 mph SW 92%
7 AM 23° Clear 5% 8 mph SW 91%
8 AM 24° Clear 5% 8 mph SW 86%
9 AM 26° Clear 5% 8 mph SW 80%
10 AM 28° Clear 5% 9 mph SW 76%
11 AM 29° Clear 5% 9 mph SW 73%
12 PM 30° Clear 5% 9 mph SW 71%
1 PM 30° Clear 5% 10 mph SW 68%
2 PM 32° Clear 5% 10 mph SSW 67%
3 PM 32° Clear 6% 11 mph SSW 67%
15-Day Forecast
Today
6/30
Mostly Clear
3%
23°
32°
Wed
7/1
Clear
6%
23°
34°
Thu
7/2
Clear
16%
24°
36°
Fri
7/3
Clear
71%
24°
34°
Sat
7/4
Drizzle
60%
22°
31°
Sun
7/5
Clear
60%
22°
29°
Mon
7/6
Clear
19%
20°
29°
Tue
7/7
Clear
60%
19°
29°
Wed
7/8
Drizzle
60%
19°
30°
Thu
7/9
Drizzle
60%
19°
29°
Fri
7/10
Drizzle
60%
19°
27°
Sat
7/11
Drizzle
60%
19°
27°
Sun
7/12
Drizzle
60%
18°
27°
Mon
7/13
Drizzle
60%
18°
26°
Tue
7/14
Drizzle
60%
17°
26°
68
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
68 AQI 18.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 34 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 68 Moderate 31 68
Thu 56 Moderate 32 56
Fri 48 Good 31 48
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Jun 30, 19:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE4724 J/kg
MLCAPE2954 J/kg
MUCAPE4724 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-8.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear14 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH7
0–3 km SRH-43
Eff. SRH-43
Storm Motion227° @ 36 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.1
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index13.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.31 in
0–3 km LR6.6 °C/km
700–500 LR6.6 °C/km
Total Totals39.6
LCL884 hPa
LFC987 hPa
EL131 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,623 ft