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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
93°F at Faith Ranch Airport, TX
Low Temp
-20°F at Mount Washington, NH
Precipitation
1.13in at Birmingham Ap, AL
1.13in at Posey Field Airport, AL
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Friday,
January 2, 2026
High Temp
61°F at Sidney Municipal Ap, NE
61°F at Golf (sidney), NE
Low Temp
20°F at Valentine Miller Field Ap, NE
Precipitation
0.12in at Scottsbluff W B Heilig Field Ap, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 21 min 19 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 53 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Jan-2026 @ 10:39 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

30.3°F

Wind Chill:  30.3°F
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High Today
30.3°F
10:30 AM 		Low Today
22.7°F
7:31 AM
Yest High
29.5°F
1:36 AM 		Yest Low
26.6°F
10:18 AM
Sta* High
55.3°F
2019 		Sta* Low
2.5°F
2010
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
63°F
1909 		Rec** Low
-17°F
1887
Avg** High
36°F
 Avg** Low
15°F
** Records from NOAA
Mainly cloudy, Dry Mainly cloudy, Dry

Wind from S Wind:  S
1.7
Gusting to:
 1.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 42°F Lo 28°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. 26.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 10:23 AM: 26.2°F
Low 7:31 AM: 19.7°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 28.8°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph
SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jan Precip: 0.00 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10 		0.03 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.03 in for the month 0.03 in
Jan Avg: 0.42 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Season:1 0.000 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		0.03 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.03 in for the year 0.03 in
Last Precip
Date/Time: 		18-Dec-2025
at 3:58 AM
0 precip days in 2026
0 days in January
15 days since last precip
Current: S  1.7 mph
1Hr Average: 1.6 mph
Wind Run: 3.58 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 7.0 mph 10:24 AM
Month: 14.0 mph 2-Jan
Year: 14.0 mph 2-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 21 min
19 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is 53 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
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Full Moon
Full Moon, 14 days, 14 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 84%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 8:35 AM: 91%
Low 12:00 AM: 84%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.004 inHg/hr 30.179 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:13 AM: 30.187 in.
Low 12:35 AM: 30.082 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: 16.6
Jan: 88.1
2026 to Date: 88.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 30.3°F
Low 8:10 AM: 19.0°F
Yesterday: 16.1°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
48

Good
Density:
1.31 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.6
Sunburn in
187 Minutes 		Highest:
10:09 AM
0.6
132 W/m2
45%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
9:14 AM
 206  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 28.7°F
Sunrise: 7:51am
Sunset: 5:12pm
Moonrise: 5:41 pm
Moonset: 8:24 am
Full Moon: 3-Jan-2026
New Moon: 1:53 PM CST
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.00 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.14 in
7-Day: 0.138 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.138 in
January: 0.02 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.02 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:18 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Jan-2026 @ 10:39 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 3 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 3 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 42°F 		NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 42, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. West wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Relatively mild. High 50°. Wind south-southwest around 2 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 28°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 30°. Wind chill ranging from 23 to 42. Wind south-southeast near calm in the evening, becoming 5 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

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

Monday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 52°F Lo 33°F Hi 58°F Lo 36°F Hi 58°F Lo 34°F Hi 60°F
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