Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Iroquois County, IL, Benton County, IN 6:30 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 7:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 7:00 PM Heat Advisory — Boone, IL, McHenry, IL, Kane, IL, Kendall, IL, Kankakee, IL, Iroquois, IL, Northern Will, IL, Southern Will, IL, Eastern Will, IL, Winnebago, IL, Ogle, IL, Lee, IL, De Kalb, IL, La Salle, IL, Grundy, IL, Livingston, IL, Ford, IL, Porter, IN, Lake, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN 9:00 PM Excessive Heat Warning — Winnebago, IL, Ogle, IL, Lee, IL, De Kalb, IL, La Salle, IL, Grundy, IL, Livingston, IL, Ford, IL, Lake, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN, Porter, IN, Boone, IL, McHenry, IL, Kane, IL, Kendall, IL, Lake, IL, DuPage, IL, Kankakee, IL, Iroquois, IL, Northern Cook, IL, Central Cook, IL, Southern Cook, IL, Northern Will, IL, Southern Will, IL, Eastern Will, IL 9:00 PM

Benton County, Indiana, United States

Last updated: 6:08 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 28°
Thunderstorm
▲ 29°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
10 mph SW
Humidity
81%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
28.93 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
2.3
Cloud Cover
88%
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Drag to pan · double-click to forecast a point
WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently thunderstorm at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 57% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2032 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:41AM · Sunset: 9:09PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Iroquois County, IL, Benton County, IN
Expires 6:30 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 7:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 7:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Boone, IL, McHenry, IL, Kane, IL, Kendall, IL, Kankakee, IL, Iroquois, IL, Northern Will, IL, Southern Will, IL, Eastern Will, IL, Winnebago, IL, Ogle, IL, Lee, IL, De Kalb, IL, La Salle, IL, Grundy, IL, Livingston, IL, Ford, IL, Porter, IN, Lake, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN
Expires 9:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Winnebago, IL, Ogle, IL, Lee, IL, De Kalb, IL, La Salle, IL, Grundy, IL, Livingston, IL, Ford, IL, Lake, IN, Newton, IN, Jasper, IN, Benton, IN, Porter, IN, Boone, IL, McHenry, IL, Kane, IL, Kendall, IL, Lake, IL, DuPage, IL, Kankakee, IL, Iroquois, IL, Northern Cook, IL, Central Cook, IL, Southern Cook, IL, Northern Will, IL, Southern Will, IL, Eastern Will, IL
Expires 9:00 PM
48 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
52%
8 PM
26°
55%
9 PM
26°
56%
10 PM
25°
35%
11 PM
26°
35%
12 AM
25°
35%
1 AM
24°
27%
2 AM
24°
28%
3 AM
24°
25%
4 AM
23°
18%
5 AM
23°
11%
6 AM
22°
11%
7 AM
22°
13%
8 AM
21°
19%
9 AM
22°
8%
10 AM
22°
4%
11 AM
23°
4%
12 PM
24°
4%
1 PM
24°
3%
2 PM
26°
3%
3 PM
26°
3%
4 PM
26°
3%
5 PM
26°
3%
6 PM
26°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
29° 21°
Thunderstorm, 52% chance.
Tue
27° 16°
Partly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Wed
27° 14°
Clear.
Thu
28° 16°
Mostly Clear with a 41% chance of rain.
Fri
23° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 33% chance of rain.
Sat
23° 17°
Rain, 80% chance.
Sun
26° 17°
Mostly Clear with a 21% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Thunderstorm 52% 10 mph SW 81%
8 PM 26° Rain 55% 11 mph SW 80%
9 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 56% 9 mph SW 83%
10 PM 25° Partly Cloudy 35% 9 mph SW 86%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 35% 10 mph SSW 86%
12 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 35% 10 mph SW 83%
1 AM 24° Clear 27% 10 mph WSW 82%
2 AM 24° Mostly Clear 28% 9 mph WSW 82%
3 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 25% 9 mph W 86%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 18% 9 mph WNW 90%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 11% 9 mph NW 94%
6 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 11% 10 mph NNW 95%
7 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 13% 12 mph NNW 96%
8 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 19% 13 mph N 95%
9 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 8% 13 mph N 92%
10 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 4% 13 mph N 89%
11 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 4% 13 mph N 86%
12 PM 24° Partly Cloudy 4% 13 mph N 81%
1 PM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph N 76%
2 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph N 73%
3 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 14 mph N 72%
4 PM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph N 71%
5 PM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph N 71%
6 PM 26° Clear 3% 13 mph N 71%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/27
Thunderstorm
52%
21°
29°
Tue
7/28
Partly Cloudy
27%
16°
27°
Wed
7/29
Clear
3%
14°
27°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Clear
41%
16°
28°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
33%
19°
23°
Sat
8/1
Rain
80%
17°
23°
Sun
8/2
Mostly Clear
21%
17°
26°
Mon
8/3
Mostly Clear
27%
17°
27°
Tue
8/4
Thunderstorm
47%
18°
28°
Wed
8/5
Rain
66%
20°
26°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
64%
19°
26°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
19°
26°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
20°
26°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
19°
25°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
18°
25°
48
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
48 AQI 8.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Tue 48 Good 37 48
Wed 35 Good 35 24
Thu 36 Good 36 19
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 Mon Jul 27, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2075 J/kg
MLCAPE1331 J/kg
MUCAPE2075 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear47 kt
0–1 km Shear16 kt
Eff. Shear51 kt
0–1 km SRH115
0–3 km SRH86
Eff. SRH86
Storm Motion269° @ 36 kt
0–1 km EHI1.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado2.2
STP (eff)1.8
Supercell4.7
K-Index39.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.11 in
0–3 km LR5.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.8 °C/km
Total Totals50.7
LCL943 hPa
LFC979 hPa
EL173 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,613 ft