Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)
Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.
Overcast
32°F
0°C
| Humidity | 92% |
| Wind Speed | N 20 G 26 mph |
| Barometer | 30.17 in (1021.8 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 30°F (-1°C) |
| Visibility | 9.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 20°F (-7°C) |
| Last update | 23 Jan 4:52 pm CST |
Extended Forecast for
Merkel TX
Winter Storm Warning January 23, 06:00pm until January 25, 06:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 06:00pm until January 26, 12:00pm
This Afternoon

High: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
BlusteryTonight

Low: 16 °F
Wintry Mix
and BlusterySaturday

High: 18 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night

Low: 11 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Partly SunnySunday Night

Low: 3 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday

High: 29 °F
Cold
Monday Night

Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Rain showers and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet. Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 30. Wind chill values between 17 and 22. Blustery, with a north northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 16. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Freezing rain and sleet before 3pm, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers. Steady temperature around 18. Wind chill values between 1 and 7. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Freezing rain and sleet before midnight, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet after 3am. Low around 11. Wind chill values between -4 and 2. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 24. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 29. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
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Point Forecast:
Merkel TX
32.46°N 100.02°W (Elev. 1883 ft)
32.46°N 100.02°W (Elev. 1883 ft)
5:06 pm CST Jan 23, 2026
5pm CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 30, 2026



