West Odessa, Texas Weather
West Odessa, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Odessa, Ector County.
Full aviation weather for West Odessa is published on the Odessa Schlemeyer Field (KODO) page, 14 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of West Odessa have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near West Odessa: Midland International Air and Space Port (KMAF) 30 km · Skywest Inc Airport (K7T7) 40 km · Midland Airpark (KMDD) 43 km
Conditions reported at KODO describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Odessa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Odessa.
About West Odessa, Texas
West Odessa, a broad horizon of ochre and bleached grass, unfolds under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a canvas for the relentless Texas sun. It lies 7.7 miles west of Odessa, TX (from Odessa, TX: bearing 268°T), and is situated 14.1 miles south-south-west of Gardendale. The land here is a study in resilience, a parched earth punctuated by scrubby mesquite and the occasional stoic windmill, its blades turning with a mournful sigh. Roads, straight as a pulled thread, bisect this open country, leading the eye toward distant, shimmering heat hazes that play tricks on the mind, morphing the flat expanse into phantom lakes and phantom hills. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the deep, thirsty earth that lies beneath, a world of sand and rock where life clings with tenacious grace. Evenings bring a soft descent of lavender and rose across the western sky, painting the sparse landscape with a fleeting, ephemeral beauty. The story of West Odessa is inextricably bound to the black gold that slumbers beneath its surface, a narrative of oil fields and the boom-and-bust cycles that have defined its character for generations. This industrious spirit, born from the earth's deep reserves, has shaped the local economy, drawing a steady flow of workers and their families, each contributing to the town's enduring, unpretentious pulse. While grand landmarks are few, the true monuments are the rigs that punctuate the skyline, silent sentinels of a tireless pursuit. The cultural character of West Odessa is one of pragmatic grit, a community that values hard work and neighborly support, forged in the crucible of resource extraction. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the sun's arc and the hum of machinery, a steady, unwavering cadence that speaks of a place deeply rooted in its purpose and its land.
Live animated radar for West Odessa and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | West Odessa, Ector County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.842347°N, 102.498757°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79764, 79763 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Odessa, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Odessa, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for West Odessa includes coordinates 31.842347°N, 102.498757°W, situated in Ector County. ZIP code 79764, 79763. Telephone area code: 806. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
