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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Feb-2026 @ 11:56 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3°F than last hour.

62.0°F

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High Today
62.0°F
11:53 AM
Low Today
49.3°F
7:18 AM
Yest High
67.7°F
2:49 PM
Yest Low
35.1°F
4:58 AM
Sta* High
74.2°F
2017
Sta* Low
-19.8°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
72°F
2017
Rec** Low
-31°F
2021
Avg** High
41°F
Avg** Low
19°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
2.4

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Washington's
Birthday
Washington's Birthday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 69°F Lo 47°F Hi 77°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. 45.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 11:26 AM: 45.7°F
Low 7:38 AM: 42.4°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 53.5°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Feb Precip: 0.00 in
Feb to Date
  Avg:10
0.35 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.35 in for the month 0.35 in
Feb Avg: 0.58 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.58 in for the month 0.58 in
Season:1 0.790 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.79 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
No Change 0.00 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
29-Jan-2026
at 9:39 AM
3 precip days in 2026
0 days in February
18 days since last precip
Current: SW  2.4 mph
1Hr Average: 4.3 mph
Wind Run: 46.96 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 16.1 mph 12:46 AM
Month: 23.0 mph 7-Feb
Year: 26.5 mph 21-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
10 hrs 45 min
45 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 33 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 22 hours, 5 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 54%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 7:18 AM: 78%
Low 11:46 AM: 54%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.012  inHg/hr 29.794 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 29.890 in.
Low 11:53 AM: 29.794 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: 6.2
Feb: 352.6
2026 to Date: 1520.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 62.0°F
Low 7:33 AM: 45.6°F
Yesterday: 32.7°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

23


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.0
Sunburn in
56 Minutes
Highest:
11:47 AM
2.1
527 W/m2
81%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:48 AM
582  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 32.2°F
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 6:03pm
Moonrise: 7:02 am
Moonset: 5:17 pm
Full Moon: 1-Feb-2026
New Moon: 6:02 AM CST
17-Feb-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.45 in
7-Day:  0.445 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.445 in
February:  0.76 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.76 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: 16-Feb-2026 @ 11:56 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 16 of just the month of February for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of February for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Washington's Birthday & Tonight
Washington's
Birthday
Washington's Birthday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 69°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South wind around 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. Unusually warm. High 73°. UV index up to 2. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 47°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 45°. Wind south-southeast around 4 mph in the evening, becoming 7 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Hi 77°F Lo 42°F Hi 65°F Lo 32°F Hi 46°F Lo 19°F Hi 40°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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