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 1:38 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
41%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Chester, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
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
Chester, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—86°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%95°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—95°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers43%95°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%69°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle61%64°56°
Chester, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chester, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · veering 67°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chester, VA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 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
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:12 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
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chester, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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.