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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Jan-2026 @ 9:55 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.9°F than last hour.

28.1°F

Wind Chill:  28.1°F
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High Today
35.2°F
3:06 PM
Low Today
26.6°F
7:48 AM
Yest High
58.8°F
3:37 PM
Yest Low
25.7°F
8:08 AM
Rec** High
63°F
1939
Rec** Low
-26°F
1974
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
15°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Wind from E Wind:  E
1.9

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Freezing Drizzle
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Freezing Drizzle
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 26°F Hi 35°F Lo 24°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.7°F since last hour. 25.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.7°F since last hour. 1.7°F
High 3:06 PM: 30.3°F
Low 7:48 AM: 22.1°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 27.2°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jan Precip: 0.00 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10
0.01 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.01 in for the month 0.01 in
Jan Avg: 0.42 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Season:1 0.000 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.01 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.01 in for the year 0.01 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
18-Dec-2025
at 3:58 AM
0 precip days in 2026
0 days in January
13 days since last precip
Current: E  1.9 mph
1Hr Average: 2.3 mph
Wind Run: 27.73 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 9.2 mph 11:11 AM
Month: 9.0 mph 1-Jan
Year: 9.0 mph 1-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 19 min
36 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 45 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 13 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
98%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 90%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 9:36 PM: 90%
Low 3:09 PM: 81%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.003  inHg/hr 29.953 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:10 AM: 30.124 in.
Low 3:44 PM: 29.885 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: 31.2
Jan: 31.2
2026 to Date: 31.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 28.1°F
Low 7:57 AM: 20.7°F
Yesterday: 20.9°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

62


Moderate
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   0.7 @ 2:08 PM
Jan-02

1.4
Jan-03

1.3
Jan-04

1.3
High Today:  
181 W/m2 @ 3:00 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:10
   This Month: 00:10 Hrs
Rise: 7:51am  Set: 5:10pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 30.5°F
Sunrise: 7:51am
Sunset: 5:10pm
Moonrise: 4:23 pm
Moonset: 7:25 am
Full Moon: 3-Jan-2026
New Moon: 1:53 PM CST
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.17 in
7-Day:  0.165 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.165 in
January: No Change 0 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:1 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Jan-2026 @ 9:55 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..   10 Historical average only to day 1 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Lo 26°F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 22°. Wind east-northeast near calm.
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Freezing Drizzle
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Freezing Drizzle

Hi 35°F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 8am, then a slight chance of freezing drizzle and a slight chance of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 35. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. High 37°. Wind east-northeast around 3 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

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

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 24°F Hi 46°F Lo 28°F Hi 52°F Lo 34°F Hi 58°F Lo 36°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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