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West Odessa, Texas

Community in Ector County, Texas

Air quality

The air at West Odessa

Index 6, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Midland-Odessa (TX), 26 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at West Odessa

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.72 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.72in

Visibility

How far you can see at West Odessa, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over West Odessa, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest West Odessa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Odessa 1SE Co-OpOFST2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/2,894 ft/51 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Odessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from West Odessa, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,200 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Odessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ODOFIG. A THE SKY OVER ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FLD (WAS E02)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOdessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ODOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ODO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Odessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02): temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ODOFIG. B THE AIR AT ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FLD (WAS E02)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEOdessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ODOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ODO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Odessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ODOFIG. C THE WIND AT ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FLD (WAS E02)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOdessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ODOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ODO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Odessa-Schlemeyer Fld (Was E02), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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