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Abilene, Texas weather · now

100°

Mostly Clear

Feels
104°
High / Low
101° / 78°
Wind
58 mph S
Humidity
31%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 7:00 AM 8:28 PM 13h 28m
Moon Waning Crescent 2% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Abilene, Texas, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny today. Today's high is 101° with a low near 78°.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 101°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

70° 90° 110° 101° 78° 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM
  1. 4 PM

    100°

    1%

  2. 6 PM

    101°

    1%

  3. 8 PM

    98°

    1%

  4. 10 PM

    91°

    0%

  5. 12 AM

    87°

    0%

  6. 2 AM

    84°

    0%

  7. 4 AM

    80°

    0%

  8. 6 AM

    79°

    0%

  9. 8 AM

    79°

    1%

  10. 10 AM

    86°

    1%

  11. 12 PM

    93°

    1%

  12. 2 PM

    99°

    1%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Sunny 1% 101° · 78°
    1. 4 PM 100° Sunny 1%
    2. 5 PM 100° Sunny 1%
    3. 6 PM 101° Clear 1%
    4. 7 PM 99° Clear 1%
    5. 8 PM 98° Clear 1%
    6. 9 PM 94° Clear 1%
    7. 10 PM 91° Clear
    8. 11 PM 88° Clear
  2. Wed 8/12 Sunny 1% 102° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 87° Clear
    2. 1 AM 86° Clear
    3. 2 AM 84° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 83° Clear
    5. 4 AM 80° Clear
    6. 5 AM 80° Clear
    7. 6 AM 79° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 99° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 100° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 101° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 100° Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 100° Clear
    21. 8 PM 99° Clear
    22. 9 PM 95° Clear
    23. 10 PM 92° Clear
    24. 11 PM 90° Clear
  3. Thu 8/13 Sunny 0% 102° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 88° Clear
    2. 1 AM 87° Clear
    3. 2 AM 85° Clear
    4. 3 AM 84° Clear
    5. 4 AM 82° Clear
    6. 5 AM 81° Clear
    7. 6 AM 79° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 82° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 98° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 100° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 101° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 102° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 102° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 100° Clear
    21. 8 PM 98° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 95° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 92° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 90° Mostly Clear
  4. Fri 8/14 Sunny 0% 102° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 89° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 87° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 85° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 78° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 99° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 101° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 101° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 101° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 100° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 99° Clear
    21. 8 PM 96° Clear
    22. 9 PM 93° Clear
    23. 10 PM 90° Clear
    24. 11 PM 88° Clear
  5. Sat 8/15 Sunny 0% 100° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 87° Clear
    2. 1 AM 85° Clear
    3. 2 AM 83° Clear
    4. 3 AM 81° Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Clear
    6. 5 AM 77° Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 82° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 100° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 100° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 98° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 95° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 92° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 89° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 87° Mostly Clear
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 1% 101° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 82° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 99° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 101° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 101° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 101° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 101° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 99° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 96° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 92° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
  7. Mon 8/17 Sunny 1% 102° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 95° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 98° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 100° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 102° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 102° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 102° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 100° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 97° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 93° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 90° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 88° Mostly Clear
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Sunny 1% 106° · 81°
  2. Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 1% 105° · 81°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 1% 106° · 79°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 2% 105° · 79°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 9% 104° · 79°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 21% 104° · 82°
  7. Mon 8/24 Rain Showers 26% 97° · 74°
  8. Tue 8/25 Drizzle 27% 97° · 74°
  9. Wed 8/26 Mostly Sunny 23% 102° · 80°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Quiet week — most days look comparable.

Wednesday, 8/12

Sunny, 102° / 79°

  1. Tomorrow102°79°
  2. Thu102°77°
  3. Fri102°77°
  4. Sat100°77°
  5. Sun101°77°
  6. Mon102°78°

Best time to head outside

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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out6 days
  1. Yesterday±1°
    High100°101°-1°
    Low78°78°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±2°
    High101°100°+1°
    Low77°75°+2°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High100°
    Low77°
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High100°
    Low77°
  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High100°
    Low77°
  6. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High100°
    Low78°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Abilene

Abilene in August typically averages 99° highs and 78° lows, with about 7 days of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 99°); the coldest is January (average low 34°). April is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan54°34°5
Feb67°41°3
Mar79°53°6
Apr79°59°15
May84°63°13
Jun93°73°12
Jul94°74°11
Aug99°78°7
Sep88°68°6
Oct85°62°2
Nov71°50°6
Dec64°43°2

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 102. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 102. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
SJT 104,98
Radar station
KDYX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
32.449, -99.733