Merkel, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merkel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—97°76°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle28%—100°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——102°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——104°79°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——105°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——103°79°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Merkel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79536
16-Day Forecast — Merkel
- Sat97°77°1%
- Sun97°76°28%
- Mon100°73°28%
- Tue102°75°7%
- Wed104°79°6%
- Thu105°80°1%
- Fri103°79°6%
- Sat104°78°6%
- Sun106°80°5%
- Mon106°78°3%
- Tue108°81°4%
- Wed113°85°10%
- Thu103°83°11%
- Fri96°72°13%
- Sat83°69°14%
- Sun95°69°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Merkel
SPC includes Merkel in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Merkel
- 79536