Outdoor conditions in

Chester

Arkansas

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 73°Chance Rain Showers46% rain92% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 74°Chance Rain Showers46% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 75°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain87% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 76°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain82% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 77°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain79% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 79°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain72% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 79°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain69% humidityGusts 16 mph
  8. 80°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain67% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 80°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain65% humidityGusts 15 mph
  10. 79°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain67% humidityGusts 14 mph
  11. 77°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain71% humidityGusts 12 mph
  12. 74°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain79% humidityGusts 14 mph
  13. 72°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain87% humidityGusts 17 mph
  14. 70°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain90% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 68°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain90% humidityGusts 31 mph
  16. 65°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  17. 63°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain90% humidityGusts 33 mph
  18. 60°Chance Rain Showers30% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  19. 58°Chance Rain Showers30% rain90% humidityGusts 32 mph
  20. 57°Chance Rain Showers30% rain86% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 56°Cloudy5% rain80% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 54°Mostly Cloudy5% rain77% humidityGusts 33 mph
  23. 53°Mostly Cloudy5% rain71% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 53°Mostly Sunny0% rain64% humidityGusts 35 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
78%
Humidity
65–95%
Wind
33 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
68%
Humidity
47–93%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–79%
Wind
26 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
37–79%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
38–71%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 80° / 65°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.78% rain · Humidity 65–95% · Wind 33 mph
  2. 63° / 49°Friday has a real shower chance.68% rain · Humidity 47–93% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 64° / 43°Saturday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 40–79% · Wind 26 mph
  4. 66° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 37–79% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 71° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 38–71% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Roland area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
11GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground11 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Chester radar

Radar animation for Chester, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

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Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
12 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Roland area, about 26 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Chester, AR, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.