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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Dec-2025 @ 2:20 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.7°F than last hour.

26.3°F

Wind Chill:  16.1°F
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High Today
50.7°F
12:19 AM
Low Today
25.6°F
1:19 PM
Yest High
56.5°F
1:05 PM
Yest Low
29.5°F
5:05 AM
Sta* High
57.7°F
2013
Sta* Low
-8.8°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 2007
Rec** High
68°F
1976
Rec** Low
-18°F
1897
Avg** High
38°F
Avg** Low
18°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
7.2

Gusting to:
11.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.10 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 41°F Lo 19°F Hi 49°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 11.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 0.7°F
High 12:19 AM: 45.8°F
Low 2:16 PM: 10.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 22.4°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.10 in
Storm Precip: 0.10 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Dec Precip: 0.14 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
0.68 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.54 in for the month 0.54 in
Dec Avg: 1.06 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.92 in for the month 0.92 in
Season:1 16.860 in
YTD
  Avg:11
26.38 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 9.52 in for the year 9.52 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
18-Dec-2025
at 3:58 AM
87 precip days in 2025
2 days in December
0 days since last precip
Current: WNW  7.2 mph
1Hr Average: 8.9 mph
Wind Run: 69.25 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 11.0 mph mph
Today: 26.5 mph 2:44 AM
Month: 33.0 mph 10-Dec
Year: 41.4 mph 15-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 14 min
59 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 11 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 53%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 2:40 AM: 89%
Low 2:09 PM: 51%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.038  inHg/hr 29.855 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 2:13 PM: 29.860 in.
Low 1:52 AM: 29.402 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: 11.2
Dec: 609.1
2025 to Date: 4656.3
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 1533.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 16.1°F
Low 1:34 PM: 11.1°F
Yesterday: 29.4°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

53


Moderate
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.8
Sunburn in
140 Minutes
Highest:
11:24 AM
1.1
316 W/m2
97%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:22 PM
478  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 56.2°F
Sunrise: 7:46am
Sunset: 5:01pm
Moonrise: 6:48 am
Moonset: 3:33 pm
Full Moon: 4-Dec-2025
New Moon: 7:44 PM CST
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.18 in
7-Day:  0.185 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.185 in
December:  0.26 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.26 in
Season Countdown
Winter
Begins:
9:03 AM CST
21-Dec-2025
 
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:19 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Dec-2025 @ 2:20 PM  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow Melted as Precipitation in Heated Raingauge.   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 18 of just the month of December for this station since 2007.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of December for this station since 2007.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 41°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 41, with temperatures falling to around 28 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Windy. High 28°. Wind chill ranging from 10 to 16. Wind northwest around 19 mph, gusting to 27 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Lo 19°F
NWS forecast: Clear, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 2 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 11°. Wind chill ranging from 2 to 9. Wind northwest around 18 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the evening, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 49°F Lo 36°F Hi 47°F Lo 24°F Hi 47°F Lo 34°F Hi 55°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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