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Chester, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Chester, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:12 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
54%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Chester, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChester, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 83°
Chester, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°53°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    42%
    77°56°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    77°60°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.03″
    88°59°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    26%
    77°63°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    81°55°+4°
Chester, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
337° · veering 85°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Chester, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.75 inHg
Now
905.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901908
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW907.9901.2905.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chester, MT
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Chester, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.0mi
UNLIMITED
148 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:12 UTC · Chester, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:12 UTC · Chester, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chester, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chester, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chester, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chester, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chester, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59522

15-Day Forecast — Chester

  1. Sat83°52°1%
  2. Sun83°53°2%
  3. Mon77°56°42%
  4. Tue77°60°44%
  5. Wed88°59°26%
  6. Thu77°63°26%
  7. Fri81°55°7%
  8. Sat94°60°4%
  9. Sun78°64°4%
  10. Mon85°58°9%
  11. Tue93°62°12%
  12. Wed96°70°18%
  13. Thu87°65°11%
  14. Fri98°69°10%
  15. Sat100°72°9%

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.

ZIP codes in Chester

  • 59522

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.