Outdoor conditions in

Chester

Iowa
Now
  1. 52°Rain Showers Likely59% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers83% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers100% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 53°Rain Showers98% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 53°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 54°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 13 mph
  9. 53°Rain Showers87% rain96% humidityGusts 16 mph
  10. 53°Rain Showers83% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  11. 53°Rain Showers75% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 50°Rain Showers Likely67% rain89% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 48°Chance Rain Showers54% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 48°Chance Rain Showers44% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  15. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  16. 46°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 42°Partly Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
  20. 42°Mostly Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  21. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  22. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  23. 42°Chance Rain Showers28% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  24. 43°Chance Rain Showers47% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
86–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
47%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–96%
Wind
24 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–86%
Wind
29 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
48–96%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 54° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 86–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 49° / 36°Friday has a real shower chance.47% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 56° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–96% · Wind 24 mph
  4. 63° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 43–86% · Wind 29 mph
  5. 65° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 48–96% · Wind 15 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Rochester Area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
21GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground21 · 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.

View the official forecast ↗

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
96%
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 Rochester Area, about 35 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, IA, 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.