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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Overcast

56°F

13°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed S 15 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1023.6 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Nov 9:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Merkel TX

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Blustery, with a north northeast wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Blustery, with a north northeast wind around 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
Merkel TX
 32.46°N 100.02°W (Elev. 1883 ft)
Last Update:
9:21 am CST Nov 28, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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