Benton, Kansas Weather
Benton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benton, Butler County.
Full aviation weather for Benton is published on the Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) page, 11 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Benton have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Benton: Augusta Municipal Airport (K3AU) 13 km · Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) 14 km · Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) 20 km · McConnell Air Force Base (KIAB) 23 km · Cook Airfield (KK50) 26 km
Conditions reported at KAAO describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Benton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Benton.
About Benton, Kansas
Benton rests on the fertile plains of Butler County, where the Kansas sky stretches vast and unbroken, often painted with the fiery hues of sunset. It lies 14.2 miles east-north-east of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 62°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-north-east of Andover. The land here is a study in gentle contours, a rolling expanse where fields of grain ripple like a golden sea under the summer sun. Oak trees, sturdy and patient, dot the landscape, their branches reaching towards the boundless heavens, offering a welcome, dappled shade. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of cultivated soil and wild grasses, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats within this place. The history of Benton is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the pioneering spirit that first settled these prairies. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of productive farmland, established a community that has since found its livelihood primarily in agriculture, with crops like wheat and corn forming the backbone of its economy. The quiet hum of tractors on distant fields often provides the soundtrack to life in Benton, a testament to its enduring connection to the land. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of its people, their resilience and their quiet pride, is as much a part of Benton’s legacy as the fields they cultivate.
Live animated radar for Benton and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Benton, Butler County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.788904°N, 97.10865°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67017 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 37.788904°N, 97.108650°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 67017. Telephone area code: 785. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
