West, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°77°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers22%0.02″98°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle22%0.02″99°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle—0.02″101°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——102°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——102°76°0°
AQI 32 (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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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
- Sat96°76°0%
- Sun98°77°5%
- Mon98°74°22%
- Tue99°73°22%
- Wed101°73°7%
- Thu102°76°1%
- Fri102°76°2%
- Sat103°76°8%
- Sun105°77°6%
- Mon105°77°6%
- Tue108°79°5%
- Wed112°81°13%
- Thu107°72°16%
- Fri92°71°16%
- Sat91°73°21%
- Sun95°72°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 includes West in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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