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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Jan-2026 @ 7:59 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.3°F than last hour.

9.9°F

Wind Chill:  4.3°F
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High Today
14.9°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
7.2°F
8:22 AM
Yest High
43.5°F
12:31 AM
Yest Low
14.9°F
11:56 PM
Sta* High
54.2°F
2015
Sta* Low
-4.5°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
64°F
1986
Rec** Low
-16°F
1930
Avg** High
35°F
Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Wind from W Wind:  W
3.3

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

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 8°F Hi 40°F Lo 6°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.1°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 12:08 AM: 5.6°F
Low 10:10 AM: -3.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 8.2°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Jan Precip: 0.78 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10
0.24 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.54 in for the month 0.54 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
0.24 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.54 in for the year 0.54 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
3 days since last precip
Current: W  3.3 mph
1Hr Average: 1.0 mph
Wind Run: 101.07 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 24.0 mph 9:10 AM
Month: 25.0 mph 16-Jan
Year: 25.0 mph 16-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 39 min
47 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 40 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 29 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 64%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 6:28 AM: 72%
Low 2:23 PM: 55%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.01  inHg/hr 30.433 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 3:36 PM: 30.465 in.
Low 12:20 AM: 30.101 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: 42.5
Jan: 487.3
2026 to Date: 486.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 4.3°F
Low 9:10 AM: -13.3°F
Yesterday: -3.0°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

25


Good
Density:
1.38 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   1.3 @ 12:08 PM
Jan-18

1.1
Jan-19

1.5
Jan-20

1.3
High Today:  
504 W/m2 @ 11:32 AM
Sun Hours Today:
05:25
   This Month: 65:44 Hrs
Rise: 7:47am  Set: 5:27pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 35.9°F
Sunrise: 7:47am
Sunset: 5:27pm
Moonrise: 8:00 am
Moonset: 5:16 pm
Full Moon: 3-Jan-2026
New Moon: 1:53 PM CST
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 0.19 in
7-Day:  0.169 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.169 in
January:  0.41 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.41 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: 17-Jan-2026 @ 7:59 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 17 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Sunday
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 8°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 8, with temperatures rising to around 18 overnight. West southwest wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 6°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind chill as low as -4. Wind northwest around 7 mph in the evening, becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers

Hi 40°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 34 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy. High 36°. Wind chill ranging from 1 to 25. Wind west-northwest around 12 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the morning, becoming 18 mph, gusting to 26 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
M.L. King
Jr. Day
M.L. King Jr. Day: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 6°F Hi 25°F Lo 10°F Hi 42°F Lo 21°F Hi 38°F Lo 15°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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