West, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——95°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—96°77°+1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle16%0.03″95°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers10%0.06″101°71°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——98°73°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——102°75°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 76691
16-Day Forecast — West
- Sat95°76°0%
- Sun96°77°11%
- Mon95°73°16%
- Tue101°71°10%
- Wed98°73°7%
- Thu102°76°1%
- Fri102°75°1%
- Sat97°75°10%
- Sun88°74°11%
- Mon79°73°8%
- Tue87°72°5%
- Wed95°73°3%
- Thu97°75°7%
- Fri99°76°11%
- Sat100°75°12%
- Sun100°74°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — West
SPC has placed West in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in West
- 76691