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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Apr-2026 @ 5:30 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 1°F than last hour.

41.2°F

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High Today
42.1°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
39.3°F
6:30 AM
Yest High
50.2°F
4:03 PM
Yest Low
42.1°F
11:59 PM
Sta* High
85.5°F
2016
Sta* Low
20.5°F
2018
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
88°F
1928
Rec** Low
3°F
1975
Avg** High
61°F
Avg** Low
35°F
** Records from NOAA
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
3.3

Gusting to:
3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.03 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 44°F Lo 31°F Hi 52°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 39.6°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 10:05 AM: 40.4°F
Low 4:28 AM: 36.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 40.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.03 in
Storm Rain: 0.03 in
Yesterday: 0.61 in
Last 7 Days: 0.73 in
Apr Rain: 0.76 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.12 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.64 in for the month 0.64 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.75 in for the month 1.75 in
Season:1 2.250 in
YTD
  Avg:11
2.48 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.23 in for the year 0.23 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
3-Apr-2026
at 2:20 PM
11 rain days in 2026
3 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: WNW  3.3 mph
1Hr Average: 3.5 mph
Wind Run: 77.15 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 20.0 mph 4:50 AM
Month: 23.0 mph 1-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 49 min
17 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 40 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 15 days, 21 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
97%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 94%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 2:21 PM: 95%
Low 12:00 AM: 87%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.041  inHg/hr 29.952 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 5:23 PM: 29.956 in.
Low 5:02 AM: 29.824 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: 17.1
Apr: 55.7
2026 to Date: 2389.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 29.9
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 39.7°F
Low 5:33 AM: 29.9°F
Yesterday: 38.0°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

15


Good
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.6
Sunburn in
187 Minutes
Highest:
4:41 PM
1.3
118 W/m2
23%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
4:41 PM
336  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 39.5°F
Sunrise: 7:05am
Sunset: 7:54pm
Moonrise: 8:58 pm
Moonset: 7:30 am
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.73 in
7-Days ET: 0.69 in
7-Day:  0.045 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.045 in
April:  0.69 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.69 in
Season Countdown
Summer
Begins:
3:24 AM CDT
21-Jun-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:19 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Apr-2026 @ 5:30 PM  
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 3 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 3 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 44°F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 39 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain. Cold. Low 32°. Wind chill ranging from 25 to 36. Wind north-northwest around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 31°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy. High 49°. Wind chill ranging from 24 to 42. UV index up to 4. Wind north-northwest around 14 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the morning, becoming 17 mph, gusting to 26 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

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

Monday: Chance Light Rain
Chance Light Rain
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Hi 52°F Lo 28°F Hi 65°F Lo 34°F Hi 51°F Lo 31°F Hi 59°F
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