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Winter Storm Warning in effect from January 23, 06:00 PM CST until January 25, 06:00 PM CST
Extreme Cold Warning in effect from January 24, 06:00 PM CST until January 26, 12:00 PM CST

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

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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

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Winter Storm Warning

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Blustery
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 18 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 11 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Sunday 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.