Benson, NC Weather Forecast
Johnston County, North Carolina
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, NC at a glance
Benson is home to about 4,401 people in Johnston County, across 3 square miles. It ranks 169th by population of 230 places in North Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Dunn, 7 miles away.
- County
- Johnston County
- Population
- 4,401 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,472
- Forecast point
- 35.3871°N, 78.5409°W
How well can the network see Benson?
The nearest Doppler radar is KRAX (Raleigh/Durham, NC), to the N. Its lowest scan passes about 1,100 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 86% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KHRJ (Erwin/Harnett Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Benson
- Dunn, NC7 mi
- Four Oaks, NC8 mi
- Erwin, NC9 mi
- Smithfield, NC14 mi
- Angier, NC14 mi
- Lillington, NC15 mi
- Wilson's Mills, NC17 mi
- Selma, NC18 mi
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