Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KHJH

Chester, NE weather

Sunny and 76°24°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 76°24°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 30%

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	9%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	52%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	65%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	78%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	59%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	65%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	77%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	64%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	90%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	78%	1
Mon 11a	Showers	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	70%	2
Mon 12p	Showers	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	63%	78%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–61°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 33°1°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Monday
43% chance of rain, high 71°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Little Blue River at Hebron

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Republican River near Hardy

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 163 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Scandia

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 197 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Blue River near Deshler

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 926 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Hebron · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24

Chester weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:54 PM; Morning 7:33–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Chester. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Chester, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Blue River at Hebron

Republican River near Hardy

Republican River at Scandia

Little Blue River near Deshler

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon