Chester, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—90°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°71°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—101°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers39%0.08″92°70°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—84°68°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°64°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68327
15-Day Forecast — Chester
- Sun89°64°17%
- Mon93°71°1%
- Tue98°71°1%
- Wed101°73°39%
- Thu92°70°39%
- Fri84°68°26%
- Sat90°64°3%
- Sun95°68°3%
- Mon100°71°2%
- Tue107°73°3%
- Wed103°68°6%
- Thu108°65°13%
- Fri93°65°17%
- Sat95°69°19%
- Sun104°75°11%
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 includes Chester in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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
- 68327