Weather in Chester, West Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
85%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Chester, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
Chester, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle44%75°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast21%78°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle23%88°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle79%69°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%69°39°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle25%58°52°
Chester, WV
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chester, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 47°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chester, WV
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chester, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chester, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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.