Current conditions at

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in (1009.1 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 5:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Merkel TX

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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Point Forecast:
Merkel TX
 32.46°N 100.02°W (Elev. 1883 ft)
3:16 am CDT Apr 15, 2026
6am CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 21, 2026
 
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