Chester, Vermont Weather
Chester, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chester, Windsor County.
Full aviation weather for Chester is published on the Hartness State Airport (KVSF) page, 11 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: Claremont Municipal Airport (KCNH) 22 km · Parlin Field (K2B3) 36 km · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (KRUT) 41 km · Lebanon Municipal Airport (KLEB) 47 km · Dillant Hopkins Airport (KEEN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KVSF describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 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, Vermont
Chester lies cradled in a valley where the land rises in a series of broad shoulders, cloaked in the deep, hushed greens of Vermont's hardwood forests. It lies 51.8 miles east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 98°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-south-west of Springfield. The Connecticut River, a silver ribbon in the distance, whispers of its passage through the wider world, but here, the immediate embrace is of rolling hills and the sharp, clean scent of pine and damp earth after a rain. Stone walls, weathered to the color of old bone, trace the boundaries of fields that seem to have been patiently carved from the wilderness by generations of stubborn hands. The air itself carries a certain quietude, a stillness broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of wind through the leaves, a sound that seems to hold the very breath of the season. Chester's story is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring character of its people and the land they’ve worked. Originally settled by hardy pioneers seeking fertile ground, the town's economy has long been tied to the earth, from the early days of lumber and agriculture to the more recent embrace of artisanal crafts and small-scale manufacturing. The iconic stone bridges, some still carrying the weight of daily traffic, stand as humble testaments to a time when ingenuity and hard labor shaped the very arteries of this place. Even now, the rhythm of Chester feels unhurried, a deliberate pace set by the turning of seasons and the quiet satisfaction of work well done, where neighbors still know each other's names and the simple beauty of a sun-drenched afternoon can feel like a profound gift.
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, Windsor County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.262853°N, 72.595092°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05143 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chester, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chester, Vermont, 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 43.262853°N, 72.595092°W, situated in Windsor County. ZIP code 05143. Telephone area code: 802. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
