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West Orange, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Orange weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Orange, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 2:32 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
West Orange, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Orange, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 93°
West Orange, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    93°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    92°74°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    47%
    92°77°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    17%
    94°77°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    94°79°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    13%
    92°79°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    91°78°-1°
West Orange, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 59°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the wnw.
West Orange, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.21012.61014.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
West Orange, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Orange, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
61 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:32 UTC · West Orange, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:32 UTC · West Orange, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Orange, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Orange, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Orange, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Orange, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Orange, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Orange at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — West Orange

  1. Sun94°75°13%
  2. Mon92°74°41%
  3. Tue92°77°47%
  4. Wed94°77°17%
  5. Thu94°79°10%
  6. Fri92°79°13%
  7. Sat91°78°26%
  8. Sun88°73°45%
  9. Mon90°75°44%
  10. Tue94°75°20%
  11. Wed94°77°19%
  12. Thu90°79°29%
  13. Fri90°79°37%
  14. Sat87°76°26%
  15. Sun77°73°19%

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 Orange

SPC includes West Orange in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Orange

  • 77630

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.