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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Jan-2026 @ 4:52 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1°F than last hour.

27.3°F

Wind Chill:  27.3°F
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High Today
28.6°F
3:56 PM
Low Today
13.8°F
3:08 AM
Yest High
24.7°F
4:24 PM
Yest Low
-5.0°F
7:48 AM
Sta* High
58.1°F
2015
Sta* Low
1.1°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
68°F
1934
Rec** Low
-23°F
1940
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
15°F
** Records from NOAA
Dusk Dusk

Wind from NW Wind:  NW
1.7

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 27°F Lo 8°F Hi 33°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 7.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 1.4°F
High 5:16 AM: 15.4°F
Low 11:19 AM: 6.7°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: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jan Precip: 0.78 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10
0.46 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.32 in for the month 0.32 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
0.46 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.32 in for the year 0.32 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
13 days since last precip
Current: NW  1.7 mph
1Hr Average: 1.4 mph
Wind Run: 27.37 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 13.0 mph 12:47 PM
Month: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Year: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 58 min
43 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 3 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 3 hours, 0 minutes in cycle
70%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 43%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:54 AM: 86%
Low 4:46 PM: 42%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.01  inHg/hr 30.483 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:15 AM: 30.520 in.
Low 12:04 AM: 30.225 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: 31.6
Jan: 972.5
2026 to Date: 970.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 27.3°F
Low 7:54 AM: 9.0°F
Yesterday: -17.7°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

31


Good
Density:
1.33 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:35 PM
1.8
42 W/m2
55%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:39 AM
475  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 28.6°F
Sunrise: 7:40am
Sunset: 5:39pm
Moonrise: 12:07 pm
Moonset: 2:39 am
Full Moon: 1-Feb-2026
New Moon: 6:02 AM CST
17-Feb-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.15 in
7-Day:  0.154 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.154 in
January:  0.19 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.19 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:3 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Jan-2026 @ 4:52 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 27 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 27°F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 27, with temperatures falling to around 25 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 29°. Wind north-northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 8°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 8, with temperatures rising to around 10 overnight. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 11°. Wind west-northwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 33°F Lo 14°F Hi 24°F Lo 5°F Hi 15°F Lo -4°F Hi 21°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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