Benton, ME Weather Forecast
Kennebec County, Maine
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Benton, 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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Benton, ME at a glance
Benton is home to about 2,794 people in Kennebec County, across 28 square miles. It ranks 132nd by population of 143 places in Maine with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Clinton, 5 miles away.
- County
- Kennebec County
- Population
- 2,794 2023 est.
- Land area
- 28 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 98
- Forecast point
- 44.5908°N, 69.5179°W
How well can the network see Benton?
The nearest Doppler radar is KGYX (Portland, ME), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 4,600 ft above Benton. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Benton can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KWVL (Waterville/Lafleur Arpt). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Benton
- Clinton, ME5 mi
- Winslow, ME5 mi
- Waterville, ME8 mi
- Fairfield, ME8 mi
- Oakland, ME11 mi
- China, ME12 mi
- Vassalboro, ME13 mi
- Pittsfield, ME13 mi
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