Chester, Tennessee Weather
Chester, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chester, Chester County.
Full aviation weather for Chester is published on the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (KMKL) page, 29 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. 6 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: Robert Sibley Airport (KSZY) 30 km · William L. Whitehurst Field (KM08) 41 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (KM53) 46 km · Beech River Regional Airport (KPVE) 50 km · Savannah Hardin County Airport (KSNH) 50 km
Conditions reported at KMKL describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 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, Tennessee
Chester rests in a landscape of rolling hills and fertile fields, a gentle terrain that hints at the resilience of the land. It lies 8.3 miles north-north-west of McNairy, TN (from McNairy, TN: bearing 342°T), and is situated 1.9 miles west-south-west of Henderson. The air here carries a faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant honeysuckle, especially noticeable as the afternoon light begins to mellow into a hazy gold. Broadleaf trees, their canopies thick and verdant, punctuate the horizon, offering shade to scattered farmsteads and the quiet roads that connect them. The sky above Chester is often a vast expanse, shifting from the crisp blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of approaching twilight, a canvas that mirrors the enduring, unpretentious beauty of this southwestern Tennessee locale. The history of Chester is rooted in the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. While cotton once dominated these fields, the land now yields a diverse array of crops, supporting a steady, if modest, flow of commerce. The pace of life in Chester is unhurried, a characteristic that has allowed traditions to take root and flourish, like the annual community gatherings that draw neighbors together. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here, but rather a quiet dignity in the weathered barns, the well-tended gardens, and the enduring spirit of the people who call Chester home, a spirit as strong and steadfast as the ancient oaks that stand sentinel in the surrounding countryside.
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.
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| Location | Chester, Chester County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.427094°N, 88.672358°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38340, 38357 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chester, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chester, Tennessee, 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 35.427094°N, 88.672358°W, situated in Chester County. ZIP code 38340, 38357. Telephone area code: 901. 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.
