Merkel, TX Weather

Taylor County3:05 AM CDT32.47°N, 100.01°WElevation 1,870 ft

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 83°·Low 57° tonight
WindSSE 6 mph
Humidity68%
Dew point50°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover9%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:49 AM
Sunset7:02 PM

Observed at Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport · 20 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Partly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 60°
  2. 4 AM Mostly Clear 59°
  3. 5 AM Mostly Clear 59°
  4. 6 AM Sunny 58°
  5. 7 AM Sunny 57°
  6. 8 AM Sunny 57°
  7. 9 AM Sunny 61°
  8. 10 AM Sunny 68°
  9. 11 AM Sunny 73°
  10. 12 PM Sunny 76°
  11. 1 PM Sunny 78°
  12. 2 PM Sunny 81°
  13. 3 PM Sunny 82°
  14. 4 PM Sunny 82°
  15. 5 PM Sunny 82°
  16. 6 PM Mostly Clear 81°
  17. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 77°
  18. 8 PM Mostly Clear 74°
  19. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 69°
  20. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 67°
  21. 11 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  22. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 64°
  23. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 64°
  24. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 63°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear57°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny58°83°
  3. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny61°85°
  4. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny61°84°
  5. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny63°81°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers28%59°77°
  7. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers44%55°76°
  8. TueOct 27 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers44%69°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny44°60°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny40°62°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:49 AM
Sunset 7:02 PM
Daylight 11 h 12 min (−1 min 52 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 75% lit
Moonrise 4:26 PM Moonset 3:12 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low78° / 53°
Record high93° (2023)
Record low34° (1917)
Wettest1.93 in (1972)
Month to date1.69 in (normal 1.85 in)

Abilene Area, records since 1885. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in SJT, issued 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

- A gradual warming trend will continue through the upcoming week.

- Increasing chances for precipitation Sunday into early next week, along with cooler temperatures.

Short Term

(Today and tonight) Issued at 1256 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Model blends continue to be a little warm for afternoon highs and will stick closer to some of the 2m temperatures from the hi resolution models. This puts highs in the lower 80s across much of the area. Overnight lows have been a little too warm as well, and shaved a degree or two off the model blends for tonight as well, putting most areas in the low to mid 50s.

Long Term

(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 1250 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

The upper ridge will remain centered over the Plain through Friday but will begin shifting eastward by Saturday, as an upper level trough approaches from the west. Warm temperatures will continue, with highs Thursday and Friday in the low to mid 80s, with overnight lows in the 50s and lower 60s.

The upper trough will gradually move east across the Plains by early next week. Ahead of the trough, moisture will increase over the weekend, with an increase in cloud cover and slightly cooler temperatures. Rain chances will begin to increase across the area as early as Sunday afternoon and evening across far western counties, but the better chance for showers and a few storms will be Monday and Monday night, as a cold front moves in from the north. Model blends maintain low to medium chance rain chances (20%-40%) by this time, with rain chances tapering off on Tuesday. There is still some uncertainty regarding the evolution and timing of this system, and additional forecast changes are likely as we head towards the weekend. In addition to the rain chances, cooler temperatures will return to the area, with highs in the 70s from Sunday through Tuesday.

Aviation

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1211 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions and light south to southeast winds will continue across West Central Texas terminals through Wednesday evening.

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