Weather in Merkel, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merkel, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
58%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Merkel, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
9p
83°
10p
81°
11p
81°
12a
81°
1a
79°
2a
77°
3a
79°
4a
76°
5a
76°
6a
75°
7a
76°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
88°
1p
86°
10%
2p
87°
16%
3p
84°
12%
4p
85°
16%
5p
88°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
Merkel, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—90°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—97°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers60%80°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle73%77°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast73%82°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle44%87°63°
Merkel, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Merkel, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · steady
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 18
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Merkel, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Merkel, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Merkel, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Merkel, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Merkel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.