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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 14-Apr-2026 @ 3:40 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.5°F than last hour.

86.2°F

Heat Index:  83.3°F
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High Today
87.3°F
2:49 PM
Low Today
59.7°F
5:39 AM
Yest High
89.8°F
6:25 PM
Yest Low
66.6°F
6:17 AM
Sta* High
90.0°F
2024
Sta* Low
20.7°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
91°F
1940
Rec** Low
16°F
1950
Avg** High
64°F
Avg** Low
39°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
4.8

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 85°F Lo 54°F Hi 76°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3°F since last hour. 44.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3°F since last hour. 3°F
High 10:42 AM: 63.6°F
Low 3:39 PM: 42.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 63.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.32 in
Apr Rain: 1.08 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.86 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.22 in for the month 0.22 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.43 in for the month 1.43 in
Season:1 2.570 in
YTD
  Avg:11
3.22 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.65 in for the year 0.65 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
11-Apr-2026
at 7:46 AM
14 rain days in 2026
5 days in April
2 days since last rain
Current: WSW  4.8 mph
1Hr Average: 5.6 mph
Wind Run: 32.16 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 20.0 mph 2:15 PM
Month: 29.0 mph 8-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 18 min
17 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 36 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 19 hours, 18 minutes in cycle
8%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 23%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 7:22 AM: 92%
Low 3:31 PM: 22%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.006  inHg/hr 29.561 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 1:36 AM: 29.653 in.
Low 3:15 PM: 29.554 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Cooling Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Heat Index Air
Today: 1.3
Apr: 17.4
2026 to Date: 47.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2516.4
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 83.3°F
High 2:49 PM: 84.5°F
Yesterday: 87.3°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

53


Moderate
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.4
Sunburn in
47 Minutes
Highest:
1:29 PM
4.2
487 W/m2
60%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:13 PM
846  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 41.1°F
Sunrise: 6:47am
Sunset: 8:06pm
Moonrise: 5:16 am
Moonset: 5:03 pm
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.20 in
7-Days Rain: 0.32 in
7-Days ET: 1.05 in
7-Day:  0.735 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.735 in
April:  0.43 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.43 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 14-Apr-2026 @ 3:40 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 14 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 14 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 85°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. Unusually hot. High 88°. UV index up to 6. Wind west-southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 54°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Low 56°. Wind north-northwest around 5 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming east-northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Showers And TStorms then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 76°F Lo 49°F Hi 83°F Lo 61°F Hi 81°F Lo 36°F Hi 55°F
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