Midland, Texas Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Midland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——98°70°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——101°74°+3°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——98°77°-3°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——98°76°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——97°76°-1°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——95°75°-2°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast——96°74°+1°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 35.5 µg/m³ (AQI 101) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 35.5 µg/m³ (AQI 101) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Midland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 79701, 79703, 79705, 79706, 79707
16-Day Forecast — Midland
- Sun98°70°0%
- Mon101°74°0%
- Tue98°77°0%
- Wed98°76°0%
- Thu97°76°0%
- Fri95°75°3%
- Sat96°74°3%
- Sun94°74°3%
- Mon88°72°2%
- Tue92°70°4%
- Wed95°74°4%
- Thu97°75°11%
- Fri98°75°16%
- Sat98°74°22%
- Sun98°75°23%
- Mon98°76°9%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Midland
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Midland
Midland sits in Midland County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 15m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 3m — a swing of +4h 12m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 428 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Midland tracks is Odessa, roughly 17 miles to the SW.
ZIP codes in Midland
- 79701
- 79706
- 79707
- 79705
- 79703
- 79702
- 79708
- 79711