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 5Overcast12%—99°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle29%0.01″97°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——98°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—96°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear17%—95°74°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 8.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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: 18°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.
16-Day Forecast — West Odessa
- Sun99°75°12%
- Mon97°72°29%
- Tue96°73°2%
- Wed98°77°2%
- Thu97°76°2%
- Fri96°75°12%
- Sat95°74°17%
- Sun89°74°17%
- Mon92°72°16%
- Tue97°76°11%
- Wed102°80°1%
- Thu106°81°5%
- Fri108°83°7%
- Sat108°85°16%
- Sun100°82°19%
- Mon101°78°9%
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