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Chester, Georgia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Chester, GA
Thursday, June 4 at 1:41 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Chester, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChester, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 83°
Chester, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    81°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    83°58°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°61°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°64°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    14%
    87°68°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    46%
    84°73°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    36%
    90°72°+6°
Chester, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 17°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the ene.
Chester, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.01007.71008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Chester, GA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Chester, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.9mi
UNLIMITED
142 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:41 UTC ·Chester, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:41 UTC ·Chester, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Chester, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chester, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chester, GA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Chester, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:39 AM
Moonset
1:55 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Chester, GA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Chester

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.