Benton, Indiana Weather
Benton, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benton, Elkhart County.
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About Benton, Indiana
Benton lies low in the broad, fertile heartland, where the land settles into wide, open fields that stretch toward a horizon often softened by the haze of summer. It lies 6.3 miles south-east of Goshen, IN (from Goshen, IN: bearing 143°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-north-west of Ligonier. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a gentle fragrance that clings to the quiet afternoons. In the spring, the fields are a patchwork of emerald and brown, soon to be overlaid with the vibrant greens of growing corn and soybeans, the very lifeblood of this place. The sky above Benton is vast, an ever-changing canvas where clouds drift like slow ships, their shadows moving across the land in broad, silent sweeps. The history of Benton is tied to the rich soil and the steady hand of agriculture, a legacy evident in the weathered barns and the enduring family farms that dot the landscape. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the bounty of the earth, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvests. While industry has found its footing in the broader region, Benton itself retains a character defined by its agricultural roots and the quiet industry of its people. There are no grand pronouncements of history here, but rather a subtle hum of continuity, a sense that the present is built on the solid foundations of what came before, a quiet strength found in the enduring rhythms of rural life.
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| Location | Benton, Elkhart County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41.509216°N, 85.761102°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46526, 46528 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Benton includes coordinates 41.509216°N, 85.761102°W, situated in Elkhart County. ZIP code 46526, 46528. Telephone area code: 260. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
