7-Day Forecast 45.32°N 95.61°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Benson MN
Issued by: National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
Last Update: 2:08 pm CDT Jul 3, 2025




This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 10 mph.

Independence Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.



Benson MN
 45.32°N 95.61°W (Elev. 1043 ft)

Visit your local NWS office at: https://www.weather.gov/mpx