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MINNESOTA · WABASHA COUNTY

Chester

417 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Wabasha County.

1,030 ftElevation, city center
417People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Rain 64°
Rain now Dew point 62° · Calm · high 64°
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 CDT
RIGHT NOW Stanton Airfield (KSYN) · 1:55 PM
Rain
64° Rain Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.82 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 53% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.25 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wabasha County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:05 AM6:55 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 39, 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
53% · 0.25 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 37° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 61°
50% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
76° 57°
10% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 45°
0% rain — NNW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — W 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 45°
30% rain — SSW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 40°
0% rain — NW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 46°
0% rain — SSE 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 a point about 210 miles to the south three days ago, about 670 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Rochester MN · 21 MI 21 miles south Faribault MN · 40 MI 40 miles west St. Paul MN · 53 MI 53 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 59 MI 59 miles northwest Cedar Rapids IA · 168 MI 168 miles south Madison WI · 175 MI 175 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · WABASHA

Chester

417 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Wabasha County.

1,030 ftElevation
417People
35 sq miLand
Rain 64°
RainDew point 62°
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Today in Chester

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 45%
5p rain 63° 50%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 19%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 10%
2a mostly cloudy night 65° 1%
5a mostly cloudy night 64° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 53%
→
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
76
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
45
64
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
62
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
40
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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