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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 28-Dec-2025 @ 4:50 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.3°F than last hour.

18.4°F

Wind Chill:  10.0°F
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High Today
46.6°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
16.1°F
12:17 PM
Yest High
56.8°F
1:36 PM
Yest Low
43.3°F
6:44 AM
Sta* High
61.1°F
2024
Sta* Low
9.6°F
2018
* This Station's Records Since 2007
Rec** High
66°F
1984
Rec** Low
-14°F
1887
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
16°F
** Records from NOAA
Dusk Dusk

Wind from NW Wind:  NW
6.4

Gusting to:
6.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Patchy Blowing Snow
Patchy Blowing Snow
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 34°F Lo 10°F Hi 24°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 6.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 12:00 AM: 44.4°F
Low 4:36 PM: 6.3°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 15.8°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Dec Precip: 0.14 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
1.21 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 1.07 in for the month 1.07 in
Dec Avg: 1.06 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.92 in for the month 0.92 in
Season:1 16.860 in
YTD
  Avg:11
26.91 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 10.05 in for the year 10.05 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
18-Dec-2025
at 3:58 AM
88 precip days in 2025
2 days in December
9 days since last precip
Current: NW  6.4 mph
1Hr Average: 6.5 mph
Wind Run: 93.42 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph mph
Today: 24.2 mph 9:21 AM
Month: 33.0 mph 10-Dec
Year: 41.4 mph 15-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 16 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 30 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 8 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes in cycle
64%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 60%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 3:02 AM: 94%
Low 4:21 PM: 58%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.026  inHg/hr 30.245 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 4:23 PM: 30.247 in.
Low 12:49 AM: 29.614 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
Dec: 832.1
2025 to Date: 4878.7
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 1533.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 10.0°F
Low 12:39 PM: -0.4°F
Yesterday: 38.7°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

39


Good
Density:
1.34 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:51 PM
0.9
11 W/m2
37%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:56 PM
322  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 55.8°F
Sunrise: 7:50am
Sunset: 5:07pm
Moonrise: 12:30 pm
Moonset: 1:06 am
Full Moon: 3-Jan-2026
New Moon: 1:53 PM CST
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.22 in
7-Day:  0.217 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.217 in
December:  0.61 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.61 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: 28-Dec-2025 @ 4:50 PM  
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 28 of just the month of December for this station since 2007.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of December for this station since 2007.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Patchy Blowing Snow
Patchy Blowing Snow

Hi 34°F
NWS forecast: Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 34, with temperatures falling to around 16 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Windy and cold. High 19°. Wind chill ranging from -1 to 6. Wind northwest around 18 mph, gusting to 26 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 10°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Windy and cold. Low 7°. Wind chill ranging from -11 to -2. Wind northwest around 20 mph, gusting to 27 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Sunny
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: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
New Year's
Day
New Year's Day: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 24°F Lo 15°F Hi 45°F Lo 25°F Hi 48°F Lo 20°F Hi 36°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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