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Chester, NE Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Chester, a village in Thayer County, Nebraska.

Today
85°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Chester

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 85°F Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 to 10 mph NNW 23%
Tonight 62°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 10 mph NNE 59%
Sunday 67°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph NNE 47%
Sunday Night 59°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph NNE 16%
Monday 64°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NNE 16%
Monday Night 52°F Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NE 9%
Tuesday 63°F Partly Sunny 5 mph ENE 2%
Tuesday Night 49°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 66°F Partly Sunny 5 mph SE 7%
Wednesday Night 55°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 32%
Thursday 67°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 41%
Thursday Night 59°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph ESE 31%
Friday 68°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 31%
Friday Night 59°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 26%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Chester (40.010, -97.618). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Chester

Last spring frost
Apr 24
First fall frost
Oct 15
Growing season
172 days
Hardiness zone
6a

More local growing data for Chester: nearby ZIP 68327 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Hebron, Ne (11.3 mi from Chester). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.