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Current conditions at

Mid Valley Airport (KTXW)

Lat: 26.18°NLon: 97.97°WElev: 70ft.

Partly Cloudy

89°F

32°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	SE 16 G 22 mph
Barometer	29.96 in
Dewpoint	77°F (25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	102°F (39°C)
Last update	14 Oct 10:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Mercedes TX

Today
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 93 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 71 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 89 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 76 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 93. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north northeast.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.