Chester, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers29%0.12″89°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%0.04″92°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——94°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——96°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—93°75°-3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.8 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72934
16-Day Forecast — Chester
- Sat92°75°9%
- Sun89°74°29%
- Mon92°71°12%
- Tue92°69°9%
- Wed94°71°2%
- Thu96°70°7%
- Fri93°75°16%
- Sat92°66°28%
- Sun79°67°18%
- Mon86°64°5%
- Tue87°67°4%
- Wed91°70°7%
- Thu95°72°11%
- Fri95°72°10%
- Sat95°73°14%
- Sun96°71°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Chester
SPC has placed Chester in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Chester
- 72934