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Weather in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester Heights, PA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
53%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Chester Heights, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
63°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
L 50°H 65°
Chester Heights, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    95°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    90°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    71%
    88°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    37%
    73°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    36%
    62°49°
Chester Heights, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 27°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sw.
Chester Heights, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Chester Heights, PA
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
7.2 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chester Heights, PA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester Heights, PA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:50 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chester Heights, PA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Chester Heights

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.