Chester, South Dakota Weather
Chester, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chester, Lake County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chester.
About Chester, South Dakota
Chester sits in the broad, open country of southeastern South Dakota, where the land rolls with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 26.4 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 335°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-west of Colman. The horizon stretches, vast and often a pale, luminous blue, broken only by the distant, stoic lines of farm buildings and the occasional windbreak of trees. The soil here is a deep, rich brown, carrying the scent of turned earth and dry grass, especially in the late summer heat. Evenings can bring a remarkable stillness, the air cooling and carrying the faint hum of insects and the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The light, when it catches the prairie grass just so, can turn the landscape to burnished gold, a fleeting, breathtaking beauty that seems to hold the very essence of this place. The history of Chester is tied to the fertile plains and the hardy souls who sought to cultivate them. Founded in the late 19th century, its economy has always been intrinsically linked to agriculture, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While grain elevators still stand as silent sentinels, testaments to a bygone era of rail transport, the landscape now supports a diverse range of crops and livestock. The character of Chester is one of enduring resilience, a quiet strength found in the close-knit relationships forged by shared experience and the vast, untamed beauty of the surrounding prairie. There are no grand monuments here, only the subtle elegance of a land that has shaped its people as much as they have shaped it.
Live animated radar for Chester and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Chester, Lake County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.894974°N, 96.926445°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57016 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chester, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chester, South Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 43.894974°N, 96.926445°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 57016. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
