Chester, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—96°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Showers32%—97°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail22%0.01″95°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers——94°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°75°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——99°75°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.77 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 75936
16-Day Forecast — Chester
- Sat96°75°7%
- Sun96°77°17%
- Mon97°72°32%
- Tue95°72°22%
- Wed94°73°6%
- Thu98°75°2%
- Fri99°75°4%
- Sat101°73°9%
- Sun101°75°17%
- Mon100°75°16%
- Tue99°75°12%
- Wed99°77°19%
- Thu77°68°16%
- Fri76°69°16%
- Sat86°70°24%
- Sun94°71°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
SPC includes Chester 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
- 75936