Chester Center, Connecticut Weather
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Chester Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle41%0.02″96°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle50%0.03″83°70°-13°
- MondayJul 6Showers75%3.9″69°61°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers71%1.0″62°58°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—84°55°+22°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—84°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—88°66°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chester Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Chester Center
- Sat96°77°41%
- Sun83°70°50%
- Mon69°61°75%
- Tue62°58°71%
- Wed84°55°11%
- Thu84°61°13%
- Fri88°66°35%
- Sat74°66°28%
- Sun74°63°25%
- Mon66°62°20%
- Tue71°62°18%
- Wed83°60°33%
- Thu93°67°35%
- Fri93°71°33%
- Sat83°70°27%
- Sun84°63°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 Center
SPC includes Chester Center in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Center
- 06412