Outdoor conditions in

Chester

Illinois
Now
  1. 74°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 79°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms34% rain79% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 83°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% rain72% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 85°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain67% humidityGusts 17 mph
  5. 87°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain63% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 88°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain61% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 87°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms40% rain63% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 87°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms38% rain61% humidityGusts 17 mph
  9. 84°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms39% rain67% humidityGusts 15 mph
  10. 78°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms41% rain79% humidityGusts 14 mph
  11. 75°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms35% rain87% humidityGusts 13 mph
  12. 72°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms49% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  13. 71°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms46% rain97% humidityGusts 13 mph
  14. 69°Chance Rain Showers59% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  15. 67°Chance Rain Showers62% rain97% humidityGusts 20 mph
  16. 64°Chance Rain Showers62% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  17. 61°Chance Rain Showers69% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 58°Chance Rain Showers64% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 55°Scattered Rain Showers33% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 53°Scattered Rain Showers28% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 52°Mostly Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  22. 51°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  23. 48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  24. 49°Partly Sunny0% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
59%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
18 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
69%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
28 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
37–93%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
33–89%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
33–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 88° / 69°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.59% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 18 mph
  2. 67° / 48°Friday has a real shower chance.69% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 28 mph
  3. 60° / 40°Saturday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 37–93% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 66° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 33–89% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 72° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 33–100% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Farrar area · Updated Thu 10:25 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

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Chester.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

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

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
90%
Wind
6 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 Farrar area, about 17 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, IL, 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.