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West Odessa, Texas Weather

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

West Odessa, TX
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:35 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
49%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
West Odessa, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Odessa, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
West Odessa, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    0.42″
    86°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    13%
    84°65°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    40%
    85°67°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    88°67°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    96°67°+8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    96°74°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    86°72°-10°
West Odessa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · backing 46°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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 11 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Odessa, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
917.2
-3.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.08 inHg
Now
917.2
mb
3h
-3.1
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914918
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW918.0913.7914.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Odessa, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Odessa, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.4mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
18:35 UTC ·West Odessa, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:35 UTC ·West Odessa, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Odessa, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Odessa, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Odessa, TX
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
West Odessa, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:16 AM
Moonset
2:17 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
West Odessa, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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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: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Odessa

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.