Chester, Virginia Weather
Chester, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Chester, Chesterfield County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chester. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chester is published on the Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) page, 9 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: Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 20 km · Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) 20 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 39 km · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) 55 km · Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFCI describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chester, Virginia
Chester unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile bottoms, where the rolling terrain of Chesterfield County gives way to broad expanses of cultivated fields and stands of mature pine and oak. It lies 9.2 miles north-north-west of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 346°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Hopewell. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. Creeks like Swift Creek and the Appomattox River, though not always visible from the main thoroughfares, exert a quiet influence, their waterways threading through the verdant countryside and shaping the very character of the place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of trees, paints shifting patterns on the asphalt and the weathered wood of older structures, lending a timeless quality to the everyday comings and goings of this community. The history of Chester is deeply entwined with the agricultural roots of its surrounding county, a legacy still evident in the scattered remnants of old farmsteads and the enduring presence of agribusiness. For generations, the fertile soil supported tobacco and grains, a foundation upon which the local economy was built. Today, while industry has diversified, the echoes of that agrarian past remain, a quiet counterpoint to the newer developments. Chester has become a significant hub for commerce and residential growth, its strategic position along major transportation routes fostering a dynamic blend of old and new. It is a place where the past is not so much a relic as a palpable presence, woven into the fabric of its present, evident in the enduring spirit of its people and the subtle, enduring beauty of its Virginia soil.
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, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.356816°N, 77.44165°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23831, 23836 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chester, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chester, Virginia, 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 37.356816°N, 77.441650°W, situated in Chesterfield County. ZIP code 23831, 23836. Telephone area code: 804. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
