Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 2:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Merkel TX

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am.  Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NE Merkel TX
 32.56°N 99.94°W (Elev. 1854 ft)
3:06 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
3am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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