Forecast Details for Merit, TX

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Current Alerts for Merit, TX: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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