Benjamin, Texas Weather
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Benjamin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle15%0.02″90°68°—
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Drizzle11%0.04″88°71°-2°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle30%—89°71°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers62%0.66″89°69°0°
- SundayJun 7Showers62%0.03″96°69°+7°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers17%—98°74°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast17%—94°77°-4°
Ozone at AQI 58. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Benjamin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Benjamin
SPC has placed Benjamin in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.