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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 22-Jan-2026 @ 6:09 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.9°F than last hour.

20.8°F

Wind Chill:  20.8°F
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High Today
22.0°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
16.3°F
3:15 AM
Yest High
48.6°F
1:29 PM
Yest Low
22.0°F
7:59 AM
Sta* High
58.8°F
2009
Sta* Low
-0.1°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
60°F
2009
Rec** Low
-14°F
1930
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Cloudy with clear patches Night time, Dry, Cloudy with clear patches

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
0.7

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 18°F Hi 36°F Lo -3°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 11.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 5:06 AM: 12.0°F
Low 3:15 AM: 9.2°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 18.5°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jan Precip: 0.78 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10
0.36 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Jan Avg: 0.42 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.36 in for the month 0.36 in
Season:1 0.780 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.36 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.42 in for the year 0.42 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
8 days since last precip
Current: SW  0.7 mph
1Hr Average: 1.3 mph
Wind Run: 1.63 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 5.0 mph 5:05 AM
Month: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Year: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 48 min
45 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 52 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes in cycle
15%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 67%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 3:48 AM: 76%
Low 12:00 AM: 60%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.005  inHg/hr 30.321 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 3:20 AM: 30.332 in.
Low 12:38 AM: 30.299 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: 11.4
Jan: 672.7
2026 to Date: 671.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 20.8°F
Low 5:05 AM: 12.7°F
Yesterday: 13.9°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

18


Good
Density:
1.34 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   1.4 @ 12:59 PM
Jan-22

1.4
Jan-23

1.9
Jan-24

1.9
High Yest:   461.0 @ 11:58 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 86:36 Hrs
Rise: 7:44am  Set: 5:33pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.3°F
Sunrise: 7:44am
Sunset: 5:33pm
Moonrise: 9:48 am
Moonset: 8:38 pm
Full Moon: 1-Feb-2026
New Moon: 6:02 AM CST
17-Feb-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.19 in
7-Day:  0.193 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.193 in
January:  0.27 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.27 in
Season Countdown
Spring
Begins:
9:46 AM CDT
20-Mar-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:13 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 22-Jan-2026 @ 6:09 AM  
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..   10 Historical average only to day 22 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 18°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 34°. Wind chill ranging from 10 to 26. Wind northwest around 4 mph in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the afternoon.
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Hi 36°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. High near 36, with temperatures falling to around 32 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 8°. Wind chill ranging from -4 to 18. Wind north-northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Light Snow
Light Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo -3°F Hi 4°F Lo -4°F Hi 5°F Lo -3°F Hi 17°F Lo -3°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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