Weather in Chester, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Chester, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
75°
13%
11a
74°
19%
12p
73°
21%
1p
75°
16%
2p
76°
13%
3p
78°
14%
4p
75°
5p
78°
12%
6p
76°
7p
75°
15%
8p
74°
16%
9p
74°
10p
Chester, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers21%82°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%84°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast51%86°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers61%77°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers65%65°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain39%63°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle37%73°62°
Chester, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Chester, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · steady
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chester, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chester, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chester, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.