Weather in Chester, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Chester, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
Chester, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle17%86°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle12%95°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—78°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle65%78°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle50%66°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%60°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle37%67°54°
Chester, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chester, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 32°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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, MD
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chester, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:56 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chester, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.