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Weather in Chester, Virginia

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
53%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Chester, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
L 46°H 74°
Chester, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Clear
    10%
    95°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    —
    97°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    —
    95°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    46%
    95°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    69°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    64°56°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    40%
    85°57°
Chester, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
40°60°80°6a12p6p12anow 49°high 74°low 46°
Chester, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 165°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the ssw.
Chester, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Chester, VA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chester, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:07 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chester, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (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.

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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.