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Current conditions at

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	S 14 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.92 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	10 Mar 12:52 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Merkel TX

Overnight
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Breezy.
Decreasing
Clouds then
Severe
Thunderstorms
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Severe
Thunderstorms
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 73 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 56 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 87. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 53. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59.