Chester, Virginia Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——85°70°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°61°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°65°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle36%0.03″98°70°+6°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle54%—92°69°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast23%—84°62°-8°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——94°59°+10°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:51 AM
- Moonset
- 8:43 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Chester
- Mon85°70°8%
- Tue85°61°2%
- Wed92°65°5%
- Thu98°70°36%
- Fri92°69°54%
- Sat84°62°23%
- Sun94°59°6%
- Mon80°70°26%
- Tue85°63°29%
- Wed85°60°25%
- Thu84°62°18%
- Fri91°67°35%
- Sat92°68°28%
- Sun99°68°32%
- Mon106°74°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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
- 23831