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Chester, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Chester, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 11:40 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
3:56 PM
Chester, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChester, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 93°
Chester, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.61″
    101°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    93°70°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    95°72°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    100°74°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°78°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.01″
    109°83°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    102°82°-7°
Chester, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 19°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 41 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the s.
Chester, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.4
+2.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.4
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950956
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.3950.4953.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Chester, OK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Chester, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
04:40 UTC · Chester, OK · 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
04:40 UTC · Chester, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chester, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chester, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chester, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chester, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chester, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73838

16-Day Forecast — Chester

  1. Sat101°71°54%
  2. Sun93°70°14%
  3. Mon95°72°3%
  4. Tue100°74°5%
  5. Wed107°78°4%
  6. Thu109°83°22%
  7. Fri102°82°25%
  8. Sat96°71°10%
  9. Sun86°67°7%
  10. Mon90°68°2%
  11. Tue97°70°1%
  12. Wed105°75°4%
  13. Thu104°81°10%
  14. Fri109°84°10%
  15. Sat106°84°7%
  16. Sun108°83°10%

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 has placed Chester in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

  • 73838

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.