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MICHIGAN · OTSEGO COUNTY

Chester

1,351 people, 1,260 ft above sea level in Otsego County.

1,260 ftElevation, city center
1,351People, 2024 estimate
68 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 52° · S 9 mph · high 72°
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 EDT
RIGHT NOW Gaylord Regional Airport (KGLR) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 72° near 4 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity54%falling to 43% this afternoon
Pressure30.04 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 52° · Dry43° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 15 hours · 70% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 20.04 in · 27 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Otsego County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:33 AM7:23 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
35
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
70% · 0.20 in Wednesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 43 to 61°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 63° / 43°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 57°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
67° 59°
70% rain 0.1–0.6″ SSW 13, gusts 26 C
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 45°
40% rain up to 0.4″ WSW 9 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — NW 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 41°
20% rain — S 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 35°
20% rain — NW 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 33°
10% rain — NW 5 C
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 Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,790 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 520 miles to the southwest; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · OTSEGO

Chester

1,351 people, 1,260 ft above sea level in Otsego County.

1,260 ftElevation
1,351People
68 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 52°
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Today in Chester

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 70° 0%
5p partly cloudy day 72° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 59° 5%
2a mostly cloudy night 60° 7%
5a mostly cloudy night 59° 19%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 70%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57
72
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
67
C
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
67
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
62
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
62
B
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
35
61
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
55
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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