West Odessa, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Odessa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—100°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—95°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——96°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—95°75°-1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 12:03 AM
- Moonset
- 12:07 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Odessa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — West Odessa
- Sun100°76°10%
- Mon95°67°11%
- Tue95°74°5%
- Wed96°77°1%
- Thu97°76°2%
- Fri96°75°9%
- Sat95°75°15%
- Sun94°76°15%
- Mon94°76°13%
- Tue97°76°12%
- Wed99°77°3%
- Thu105°73°6%
- Fri92°76°8%
- Sat93°72°17%
- Sun90°71°6%
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 Odessa
SPC has placed West Odessa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Odessa
- 79763
- 79764
- 79760