Winter weather has been reigning over Chester, consisting of cloudy and some spots of snow and rain. On the weekend of Jan. 12, large amounts of snow rolled in, canceling school activities such as the CIT championship game and prevented the competition dance team from competing in Marion. It began about 2:00 pm on Friday and subsided about noon on Saturday.

The weekend of the 19th, reports of more precipitation came in, with a 70% chance beginning about 9 pm on Friday. Sleet covered much of the area Saturday.