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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Jan-2026 @ 8:15 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.5°F than last hour.

7.4°F

Wind Chill:  3.9°F
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High Today
14.9°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
7.4°F
8:12 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
Dry Dry

Wind from N Wind:  N
5.5

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
Today

Today: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 16°F Lo 8°F Hi 41°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2.7°F since last hour. -2.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2.7°F since last hour. 2.7°F
High 12:08 AM: 5.6°F
Low 8:08 AM: -2.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 5.8°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: N  5.5 mph
1Hr Average: 6.0 mph
Wind Run: 41.44 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 12:52 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, 28 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 63%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 6:28 AM: 72%
Low 1:30 AM: 61%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.054  inHg/hr 30.318 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 8:08 AM: 30.321 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: 17.0
Jan: 461.8
2026 to Date: 460.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 3.9°F
Low 7:48 AM: -10.0°F
Yesterday: -3.0°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

24


Good
Density:
1.38 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
14 W/m2
93%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
8:06 AM
16  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 36.7°F
Sunrise: 7:47am
Sunset: 5:27pm
Moonrise: 7:20 am
Moonset: 4:10 pm
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: 0.02 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Jan-2026 @ 8:15 AM  
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..   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 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 Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny

Hi 16°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy and cold. High 12°. Wind chill around -7. Wind northwest around 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 8°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 8, with temperatures rising to around 15 overnight. West wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 7°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind chill ranging from -5 to 1. Wind west-northwest around 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the evening, becoming southwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
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: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 41°F Lo 6°F Hi 26°F Lo 11°F Hi 45°F Lo 23°F Hi 36°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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