Merkel, TX 79536 Weather

Taylor County2:51 PM CDT32.44°N, 99.99°W

Current conditions

Clear
79°
Clear
Feels like 78°
High 81°·Low 58°
WindESE 10 mph gusts 17 mph
Humidity37%
Dew point50°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index7 High
Sunrise7:48 AM
Sunset7:03 PM

Observed at Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport · 36 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 79°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 79°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 79°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 80°
  5. 6 PM Clear 78°
  6. 7 PM Clear 75°
  7. 8 PM Clear 72°
  8. 9 PM Clear 67°
  9. 10 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  10. 11 PM Mostly Clear 63°
  11. Wed12 AM Partly Cloudy 63°
  12. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 62°
  13. 2 AM Mostly Clear 61°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Clear 60°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Clear 60°
  16. 5 AM Mostly Clear 59°
  17. 6 AM Sunny 59°
  18. 7 AM Sunny 58°
  19. 8 AM Sunny 58°
  20. 9 AM Sunny 61°
  21. 10 AM Sunny 68°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 73°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 78°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 81°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny58°81°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny60°85°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny62°86°
  4. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny61°84°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny63°80°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers21%59°77°
  7. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms31%57°76°
  8. TueOct 27 Heavy rain Heavy rain1.35 in56°66°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy52°64°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy49°69°

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 7:48 AM
Sunset 7:03 PM
Daylight 11 h 14 min (−1 min 54 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:57 PM Moonset 2:13 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low78° / 53°
Record high94° (2025)
Record low29° (1976)
Wettest1.73 in (1983)
Yesterday76° / 47°
Month to date1.69 in (normal 1.75 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 8 hrs ago

Key Messages

- A gradual warming trend will start today and 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 100 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Upper level ridge continues across the Southern Plains, while the surface ridge remains off to the east. South to southeast return flow from the Gulf has started, although low level moisture will return only slowly. May see some brief low clouds this morning across the I-10 corridor, but these should break up fairly quickly and leave mostly sunny skies once again. As expected yesterday, NBM blends were a little fast with the warm up and it may be a degree or two too warm for this afternoon as well. Will drop highs down again just slightly.

Long Term

(Wednesday night through next Tuesday) Issued at 1128 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

An upper level ridge will build over the plains by mid to late week, in advance of an upper level trough along the west coast. The ridge will bring above normal temperatures to West Central Texas during the day, with highs mainly in the low to mid 80s Wednesday through Friday, while overnight lows will be mainly in the 50s.

The upper ridge will shift eastward Friday night into the weekend, as the upper storm system to the west pushes east across the southern Rockies. Still some model differences regarding the evolution of this system this weekend into the following week, but NBM low to medium (20%-40%) rain chances seem reasonable for now. In addition to the rain chances, cooler temperatures will return, with highs in the 70s from Sunday through the following Tuesday.

Aviation

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 620 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Some very patchy low clouds are trying to creep up the Rio Grande early this morning, and will continue a mention of some brief MVFR cigs in the southern terminals for a few hours this morning. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail. Light south to southeast winds will continue at 10 knots or less.

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