Benton City, Washington Weather
Benton City, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Benton City, Benton County.
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About Benton City, Washington
Benton City lies where the Columbia River, a wide, patient artery, has shaped the land for millennia. It lies 3.8 miles south of Benton, WA (from Benton, WA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Richland. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a canvas painted in muted earth tones, where basalt formations rise like sleeping giants and the sagebrush, resilient and fragrant, clings to the dry slopes. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoons, spills across the valley floor, turning the dust motes dancing in the air into a thousand tiny, golden embers. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at the vastness beyond the immediate horizon, a promise of open sky and endless possibility. This place, Benton City, has a story etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent hum of its agricultural heart. For generations, the rich soils, coaxed into productivity by the very river that defines its landscape, have yielded abundant harvests, particularly the sweet, sun-ripened grapes that find their way into the region's celebrated wines. The economy is deeply rooted in this bounty, a steady rhythm of planting, tending, and harvesting that echoes through the lives of its people. Beyond the orchards and vineyards, there's a quiet industriousness, a practical spirit that has weathered booms and busts, always returning to the land for its sustenance and its strength.
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| Location | Benton City, Benton County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.26319°N, 119.487802°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99320 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton City, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton City, Washington, 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 City includes coordinates 46.263190°N, 119.487802°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 99320. Telephone area code: 509. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
