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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 09-Oct-2025 @ 4:59 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.5°F than last hour.

80.2°F

Heat Index:  82.0°F
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High Today
81.9°F
3:45 PM
Low Today
56.3°F
5:04 AM
Yest High
71.4°F
3:34 PM
Yest Low
43.6°F
7:40 AM
Sta* High
87.9°F
2020
Sta* Low
36.5°F
2012
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
90°F
1921
Rec** Low
18°F
2000
Avg** High
70°F
Avg** Low
44°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
5.8

Gusting to:
7.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 80°F Lo 60°F Hi 78°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. 65.5°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 4:58 PM: 65.5°F
Low 12:51 AM: 45.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 70.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 1.37 in
Oct Rain: 1.37 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
0.81 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.56 in for the month 0.56 in
Oct Avg: 1.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.54 in for the month 0.54 in
Season:1 15.530 in
YTD
  Avg:11
23.63 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 8.1 in for the year 8.10 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
7-Oct-2025
at 6:16 AM
74 rain days in 2025
3 days in October
2 days since last rain
Current: SE  5.8 mph
1Hr Average: 4.6 mph
Wind Run: 64.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 7.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 12:55 PM
Month: 24.0 mph 4-Oct
Year: 41.4 mph 15-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 21 min
34 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 40 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes in cycle
90%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 61%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 4:54 AM: 72%
Low 12:04 AM: 53%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.024  inHg/hr 30.070 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 30.276 in.
Low 4:56 PM: 30.069 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Cooling Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Oct: 55.6
2025 to Date: 1499.9
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3236.2
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 82.0°F
High 3:45 PM: 83.8°F
Yesterday: 71.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

40


Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.9
Sunburn in
124 Minutes
Highest:
12:39 PM
2.9
325 W/m2
100%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:11 PM
729  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 58.9°F
Sunrise: 7:33am
Sunset: 6:54pm
Moonrise: 7:44 pm
Moonset: 10:43 am
Full Moon: 7-Oct-2025
New Moon: 7:26 AM CDT
21-Oct-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.15 in
7-Days Rain: 1.37 in
7-Days ET: 0.73 in
7-Day:  0.638 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.638 in
October:  0.52 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.52 in
Season Countdown
Winter
Begins:
9:03 AM CST
21-Dec-2025
 
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: 09-Oct-2025 @ 4:59 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 9 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 80°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Breezy and warm. High 80°. UV index up to 3. Wind south-southeast around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 60°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Mild. Low 58°. Wind south-southeast around 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the evening, becoming 6 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

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

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 78°F Lo 52°F Hi 73°F Lo 64°F Hi 85°F Lo 53°F Hi 67°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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