Forecast and Conditions for Merkel, Texas

Updated: 12:55 PM CDT on May 13, 2008
Observed at Abilene Dyess, Texas
Temperature 82 °F / 28 °C
Humidity 53%
Dew Point 64 °F / 18 °C
Wind West at 4 mph / 6 km/h
Pressure 29.70 in / 1006 hPa (Falling)
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 16000 ft / 4876 m
Yesterday's Maximum 86 °F / 30 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 51 °F / 10 °C
Normal high 84 °F / 28 °C
Normal low 60 °F / 15 °C
Record high 99 °F / 37 °C (1945)
Record low 37 °F / 2 °C (1971)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 4
Sunrise06:42 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:30 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise02:56 PM (CDT)
Moon Set03:07 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 11:15 am CDT on May 13, 2008

Today
Cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Thursday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.
Friday and Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
Saturday through Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows around 60.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
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