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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Apr-2026 @ 7:40 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.3°F than last hour.

52.5°F

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High Today
73.2°F
8:40 AM
Low Today
52.5°F
7:39 PM
Yest High
87.7°F
3:33 PM
Yest Low
48.7°F
5:04 AM
Sta* High
86.8°F
2025
Sta* Low
28.9°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
90°F
2004
Rec** Low
20°F
1907
Avg** High
65°F
Avg** Low
40°F
** Records from NOAA
Dusk Dusk

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
6.0

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 34°F Hi 59°F Lo 33°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 26.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 8:37 AM: 65.6°F
Low 6:24 PM: 25.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 42.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.33 in
Apr Rain: 1.12 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
1.16 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.04 in for the month 0.04 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.39 in for the month 1.39 in
Season:1 2.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11
3.52 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.91 in for the year 0.91 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
15-Apr-2026
at 2:56 AM
15 rain days in 2026
6 days in April
1 day since last rain
Current: WNW  6.0 mph
1Hr Average: 4.3 mph
Wind Run: 121.46 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 25.3 mph 1:25 AM
Month: 29.0 mph 8-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 25 min
58 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 33 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 0 days, 12 hours, 49 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 37%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:30 AM: 82%
Low 6:21 PM: 34%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.053  inHg/hr 29.855 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 7:39 PM: 29.857 in.
Low 6:39 AM: 29.444 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Heating Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.1
Apr: 183.0
2026 to Date: 2516.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 61.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 52.5°F
Low 7:39 PM: 52.5°F
Yesterday: 48.7°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

63


Moderate
Density:
1.24 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
1:39 PM
4.4
11 W/m2
10%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:35 PM
984  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 41.9°F
Sunrise: 6:43am
Sunset: 8:09pm
Moonrise: 7:00 am
Moonset: 8:47 pm
Full Moon: 1-May-2026
New Moon: 3:02 PM CDT
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.19 in
7-Days Rain: 0.33 in
7-Days ET: 1.19 in
7-Day:  0.863 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.863 in
April:  0.91 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.91 in
Season Countdown
Summer
Begins:
3:24 AM CDT
21-Jun-2026
 
HIGHS: LOWS:
106.9°F
24-Aug-2023
-19.8°F
16-Feb-2021
Daytime Records
  106.0°F
15-Jun-2016
  -8.7°F
14-Jan-2024
Nitetime Records
  91.0°F
25-Jul-2012
  -12.8°F
16-Feb-2021
ICN:18 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Apr-2026 @ 7:40 PM  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   4 Chandler Burning Index (CBI) Updates Continuously.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, NE. AQI Data for Lincoln, NE is currently unavailable as an RSS feed..   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 17 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 34°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. North northwest wind 9 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Breezy and cold. Low 33°. Wind chill ranging from 26 to 52. Wind north-northwest around 16 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the evening, becoming 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph, after midnight.
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 59°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy. High 56°. UV index up to 6. Wind west-northwest around 11 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the morning, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 33°F Hi 70°F Lo 40°F Hi 79°F Lo 55°F Hi 83°F Lo 54°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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