Observed 4:55 AM CDT at KABI

Merkel, TX weather

Clear and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · up to 57°14° by 10 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; High 2–3 PM · peak 6

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 60°16° today at 8 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 81°27° today at 5 PM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–1 PM

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 65°18° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	53%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	43%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	64%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	57%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	78%	82%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	75%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	57%	79%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	81%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	80%	6
Sat 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	75%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	73%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	75%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	55%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	90%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	68%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	78%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	84%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	81%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	70%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	64%	83%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	52%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	47%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	44%	86%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	39%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	39%	66%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	39%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	58%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	46%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	43%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	62%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
34 mph55 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 61°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–83°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Sweetwater

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2090 ft
Flow: 10,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Central Texas Lakes above Kirby Lake

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1781 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Abilene

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1991 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 6:23–7:12 PM; Morning 7:35–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 7:12–7:22 PM; Morning 7:25–7:35 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 53% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Merkel. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Merkel, TX weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Sweetwater

West Central Texas Lakes above Kirby Lake

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Abilene

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon