Benson, AZ Weather Forecast
Cochise County, Arizona
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Benson, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Benson, AZ at a glance
Benson is home to about 5,337 people in Cochise County, across 42 square miles. It ranks 55th by population of 76 places in Arizona with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Sierra Vista, 24 miles away.
- County
- Cochise County
- Population
- 5,337 2023 est.
- Land area
- 42 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 128
- Forecast point
- 31.9145°N, 110.3286°W
How well can the network see Benson?
The nearest Doppler radar is KEMX (Tucson, AZ), to the W. Its lowest scan passes about 980 ft above Benson. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Benson show up clearly. Benson is closer to its radar than 88% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KALK (Pioneer Airfld). Far enough that current conditions for Benson are a reading from somewhere else.
Forecasts near Benson
- Sierra Vista, AZ24 mi
- Tucson, AZ36 mi
- Willcox, AZ37 mi
- Sahuarita, AZ37 mi
- South Tucson, AZ42 mi
- Bisbee, AZ43 mi
- Oro Valley, AZ52 mi
- Nogales, AZ52 mi
Elsewhere in Arizona
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