Storm Station
Benton, California
56° 79°/52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 5 mph SSW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
51Air quality
17%Humidity
76%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
56feels56
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 27
7952
20mph
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6848
22%
20mph
UV 7
partly cloudy day
Tue
Sep 29
7351
16mph
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
7954
UV 7
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8358
UV 7
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
8461
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
8460
UV 7
clear day
56°
79°52°
68°48°
73°51°
79°54°
83°58°
84°61°
84°60°

As of 12:30 AM in Benton, California.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Benton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Benton RAWS @ BentonBETC1

A remote fire weather station/2.4 mi away/5,486 ft/149 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank385of 3,115

Marble CreekS2149

At a soil climate station/3.8 mi away/6,183 ft/846 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Mammoth/June LakesMMH

At an airfield/23.5 mi away/7,129 ft/1,792 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,774of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Chalfant 0.5 ESECA-MN-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/20.6 mi away/4,257 ft/1,080 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lee ViningLEVC1

At a cooperative observer's station/36.4 mi away/6,742 ft/1,405 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mammoth/June Lakes, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.5 mi from Benton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mammoth/June Lakes, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMHFIG. A THE SKY OVER MAMMOTH/JUNE LAKESSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMammoth/June Lakes, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MMHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MMH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mammoth/June Lakes: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMHFIG. B THE AIR AT MAMMOTH/JUNE LAKESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.8 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMammoth/June Lakes, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MMH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mammoth/June Lakes, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMHFIG. C THE WIND AT MAMMOTH/JUNE LAKESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMammoth/June Lakes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MMH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mammoth/June Lakes, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lee Vining (LEVC1), 36.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:52. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Benton

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