Benton City, Missouri Weather
Benton City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benton City, Audrain County.
Full aviation weather for Benton City is published on the Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of Benton City 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 City: Elton Hensley Memorial Airport (KFTT) 39 km · Columbia Regional Airport (KCOU) 53 km · Bowling Green Municipal Airport (KH19) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMYJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Benton City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Benton City.
About Benton City, Missouri
Benton City rests in a landscape of rolling Missouri farmland, where the soft, ochre-colored soil yields to the persistent cultivation of corn and soybeans. It lies 33.0 miles east-north-east of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 67°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of Mexico. The sky here is a vast, boundless canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a setting sun that spills its warm, honeyed light across the broad fields. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of dew-kissed crops, a fragrance that speaks of the land’s enduring generosity and the quiet, steady work it demands. The gentle slopes and shallow valleys create a sense of gentle containment, a feeling of being held within the verdant embrace of Audrain County's fertile heartland. The history of Benton City is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent hum of agricultural life, a tradition that has shaped its economy for generations. The fertile ground, a gift from ancient glacial deposits, has long been the primary engine of prosperity, supporting a community deeply connected to the cycles of planting and harvest. While no singular, towering landmark defines Benton City, the collective effort of its residents, their dedication to the land and the quiet strength of their community spirit, forms its truest character. The occasional rumble of a distant combine or the slow procession of a tractor along a dusty lane are the sounds that punctuate the day, a testament to an enduring way of life that continues to thrive.
Live animated radar for Benton City 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Benton City, Audrain County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.134484°N, 91.765167°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65232 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton City, Missouri, 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 City includes coordinates 39.134484°N, 91.765167°W, situated in Audrain County. ZIP code 65232. Telephone area code: 573. 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.
