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CONNECTICUT · LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY PLANNING REGION

Chester

3,748 people, 70 ft above sea level in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

70 ftElevation, city center
3,748People, 2024 estimate
16 sq miLand area
Sunny 44°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · NW 13 mph · high 46°
City of Chester River Interstate 2 miles
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The Chester plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Chester

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (KMMK) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
44° Sunny Feels like 38° · high of 46° near 2 PM
WindNW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity51%falling to 38% this afternoon
Pressure29.72 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 90.01 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
NWS Upton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:37 AM4:31 PM ↓
9 h 54 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
23
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 17, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 22° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 32° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
46° 34°
0% rain — WNW 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50° 33°
0% rain — NNW 9 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
52° 32°
0% rain — NNW 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
56° 37°
0% rain — WNW 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 39°
0% rain — W 5 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 41°
0% rain — WSW 5 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Chester about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,830 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from British Columbia. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Chester stands on

Chester’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 480 ft, a difference of 480 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Clark Hill, about 890 ft, 14 miles north-northwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Tatnic Hill Formation (gneiss, schist), from the Neoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old.

The section below crosses 11 rock units mapped at the surface.

Clinton to Colchester, cut in half

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft200 ft400 ft CHESTER70 ftClinton140 ftDeep River250 ftConnecticut Riversea levelEast Haddam530 ft ← SW · ClintonColchester · NE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 32×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Brimfield Schist (Includes Hamilton Resevoir Formation)

Schist, gneiss. Age: Cambrian to Ordovician, 445 to 542 million years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Monson Gneiss

Gneiss, amphibolite. Age: Early Ordovician to Middle Ordovician, 459 to 487 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Hebron Gneiss

Schist, calc-silicate-rock. Age: Neoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Upper member [of Middletown Formation]

Gneiss, granofels. Age: Middle Ordovician, 459 to 471 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Potter Hill Granite Gneiss plus Narragansett Pier Granite

Granite, gneiss. Age: Neoproterozoic to Permian, 252 to 1,000 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Tatnic Hill Formation

Gneiss, schist. Age: Neoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old. About 0.9 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 5 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Chester’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Chester reaches Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Connecticut: about 16 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Chester≈ 16 mi · Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF CHESTER ≈ 16 mi to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean Connecticut

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Chester; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Chester on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

New Haven CT · 24 MI 24 miles west Bridgeport CT · 40 MI 40 miles southwest Brookhaven NY · 46 MI 46 miles southwest Hempstead NY · 79 MI 79 miles southwest New York NY · 92 MI 92 miles southwest Boston MA · 99 MI 99 miles northeast
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CONNECTICUT · LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY

Chester

3,748 people, 70 ft above sea level in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

70 ftElevation
3,748People
16 sq miLand
Sunny 44°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in Chester

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 46° 1%
5p mostly cloudy night 43° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 38° 3%
11p partly cloudy night 37° 1%
2a partly cloudy night 35° 1%
5a mostly clear night 34° 2%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Chester stands on

Chester’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 480 ft, a difference of 480 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Clark Hill, about 890 ft, 14 miles north-northwest.

Chester, southwest to northeast Chester70 ftConnecticut Riversea level ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 61×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 480 ft
Lie of the landHilly (480 ft of relief)
High point nearbyClark Hill, 890 ft, 14 mi north-northwest
Rock at the surfaceTatnic Hill Formation
Its ageNeoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 16 mito the AtlanticConnecticut

A raindrop that lands in Chester reaches Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Connecticut: about 16 river miles.