Merkel, Texas Weather
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Merkel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——89°68°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast25%—88°71°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers56%1.3″92°65°+4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast56%—92°67°0°
- MondayJun 8Clear——96°74°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——93°73°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——92°73°-1°
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:48 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Merkel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 has placed Merkel in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.