Storm Station
Sign in

Chester, California

Community in Plumas County, California

Air quality

The air at Chester

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Quincy (CA), 29 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Chester

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Chester, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Chester, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Chester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ChesterO05

At an airfield/1.4 mi away/4,534 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,645of 4,465

Eagle LakeS2192

At a soil climate station/34.3 mi away/5,134 ft/600 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,513of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Chester 0.2 ENECA-PM-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/4,525 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ChesterCHEC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/4,547 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chester (GOES), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.4 mi from Chester, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:02 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 24.5 F, 41 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chester (GOES): temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.5, 41 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CESC1FIG. B THE AIR AT CHESTER (GOES)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.9 FTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 24.5 FSPREAD 22.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEChester (GOES), the airSTATION REPORT · DCP CESC1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CESC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (305 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 4 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chester (GOES), north up: blowing from 305 degrees, the northwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CESC1FIG. C THE WIND AT CHESTER (GOES)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 305°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChester (GOES), the windSTATION REPORT · DCP CESC1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CESC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,537 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.33 inHg and the temperature at 42.8 F; it reports 47.0 F, 4.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Chester (GOES) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,537 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CESC1FIG. D WHERE CHESTER (GOES) STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECHESTER (GOES)15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,537 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLEChester (GOES), the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CESC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CESC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Chester (GOES), in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Chester

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Chester

River and lake gauges