Chester, Oklahoma Weather
Chester, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chester, Major County.
Full aviation weather for Chester is published on the Mooreland Municipal Airport (KMDF) page, 39 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Chester have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Chester: Fairview Municipal Airport (K6K4) 41 km · Thomas Municipal Airport (K1O4) 56 km · West Woodward Airport (KWWR) 59 km · Watonga Regional Airport (KJWG) 60 km
Conditions reported at KMDF describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chester.
About Chester, Oklahoma
Chester rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the horizon stretches an immense distance, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of windbreak trees or a distant farmhouse. It lies 59.4 miles west-south-west of Enid, OK (from Enid, OK: bearing 258°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Seiling. The land itself, a rich, dark soil, speaks of generations of cultivation, and the vast, often luminous sky overhead casts its ever-changing moods upon the landscape. In the summer, heat waves shimmer above the fields of ripening grain, blurring the edges of reality, while in winter, the wind, a constant companion, sweeps across the open country, sculpting drifts of snow and lending a stark, elemental beauty to the scene. The air, crisp and clean, carries the scent of dry grass and the distant promise of rain, a subtle perfume that defines the character of this place. The history of Chester is intertwined with the westward expansion and the tenacious spirit of those who sought to tame this seemingly boundless land. Founded in the early days of Oklahoma’s settlement, its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with wheat and cattle forming the backbone of its existence. The quiet hum of tractors in the fields and the occasional sale barn gathering are the rhythms of daily life, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth. While grand landmarks are few, the true character of Chester lies in its unpretentious resilience, a quiet strength born from the shared experience of living under the immense Oklahoma sky, where the past is etched not in stone, but in the persistent turning of the seasons and the unwavering dedication of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Chester and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Chester, Major County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.216428°N, 98.920928°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73838 |
| Area Code | 580 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chester, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chester, Oklahoma, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chester includes coordinates 36.216428°N, 98.920928°W, situated in Major County. ZIP code 73838. Telephone area code: 580. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
