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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 11-Mar-2026 @ 10:55 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

35.8°F

Wind Chill:  31.5°F
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High Today
39.6°F
12:39 AM
Low Today
32.4°F
8:18 AM
Yest High
64.4°F
4:32 PM
Yest Low
36.1°F
8:08 AM
Sta* High
74.8°F
2024
Sta* Low
6.9°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
84°F
1972
Rec** Low
-19°F
1948
Avg** High
51°F
Avg** Low
27°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
6.5

Gusting to:
5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.05 in
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 48°F Lo 29°F Hi 68°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 32.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 2:11 AM: 33.6°F
Low 8:18 AM: 30.1°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 34.5°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.05 in
Storm Precip: 0.05 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.41 in
Mar Precip: 0.46 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.29 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.17 in for the month 0.17 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.95 in for the month 0.95 in
Season:1 1.480 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.29 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.19 in for the year 0.19 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
11-Mar-2026
at 6:12 AM
7 precip days in 2026
3 days in March
0 days since last precip
Current: WNW  6.5 mph
1Hr Average: 3.3 mph
Wind Run: 37.62 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 17.3 mph 10:25 AM
Month: 24.0 mph 5-Mar
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 46 min
49 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 3 hours, 57 minutes in cycle
47%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 87%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 8:36 AM: 92%
Low 12:00 AM: 77%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.053  inHg/hr 30.255 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 10:54 AM: 30.255 in.
Low 12:07 AM: 29.849 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: 12.0
Mar: 187.8
2026 to Date: 2047.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 31.5°F
Low 10:40 AM: 23.4°F
Yesterday: 27.6°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

21


Good
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.6
Sunburn in
70 Minutes
Highest:
10:48 AM
1.6
582 W/m2
94%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
10:51 AM
606  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 35.4°F
Sunrise: 7:43am
Sunset: 7:30pm
Moonrise: 3:16 am
Moonset: 11:50 am
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 8:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.41 in
7-Days ET: 0.68 in
7-Day:  0.271 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.271 in
March:  0.32 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.32 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 11-Mar-2026 @ 10:55 AM  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   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 11 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 48°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Breezy. High 45°. UV index up to 4. Wind north-northwest around 14 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 29°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 29°. Wind north-northwest around 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming west-southwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

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

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Hi 68°F Lo 38°F Hi 54°F Lo 35°F Hi 64°F Lo 32°F Hi 42°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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