Weather in West Odessa, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Odessa, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
62%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:52 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
West Odessa, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
11p
81°
12a
79°
1a
78°
2a
77°
3a
76°
4a
74°
5a
74°
6a
72°
7a
74°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
88°
12%
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
95°
5p
94°
6p
93°
7p
89°
8p
85°
9p
81°
15%
10p
West Odessa, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—98°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—95°69°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle11%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers73%88°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain73%83°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast17%90°65°
West Odessa, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
West Odessa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 12°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Odessa, TX
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Odessa, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
6:52 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Odessa, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Odessa, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Odessa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.