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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.

Fog/Mist

53°F

12°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	SE 10 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint	51°F (11°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Wind Chill	50°F (10°C)
Last update	23 Jan 2:52 am 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

Overnight
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 51 °F⇓
Showers
Likely then
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 21 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Chance
Snow/Sleet
then Partly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 48. Calm wind.

Friday

Rain showers after 9am, mixing with freezing rain after 3pm. Temperature rising to near 51 by 10am, then falling to around 29 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values between 16 and 26. Breezy, with a light east wind becoming north northeast 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Freezing rain and sleet. Low around 17. Wind chill values between 8 and 13. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. High near 21. Wind chill values between 2 and 8. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before midnight, then snow showers and sleet. Low around 10. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

A chance of snow showers and sleet before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 25. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 36. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 39.