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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Fair

91°F

33°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 21 Mar 12:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Merkel TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear then
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
Merkel TX
 32.46°N 100.02°W (Elev. 1883 ft)
Last Update:
10:41 am CDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 27, 2026
 
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