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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 20-Jan-2026 @ 11:03 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 4°F than last hour.

24.7°F

Wind Chill:  19.6°F
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High Today
24.7°F
11:02 AM
Low Today
13.5°F
5:30 AM
Yest High
24.1°F
4:29 PM
Yest Low
6.6°F
8:11 AM
Sta* High
55.5°F
2021
Sta* Low
-10.7°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
68°F
1944
Rec** Low
-18°F
1888
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
4.8

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

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 38°F Lo 20°F Hi 48°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 10.8°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 10:53 AM: 11.2°F
Low 1:52 AM: 4.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 21.2°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
0.30 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.48 in for the month 0.48 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
0.30 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.48 in for the year 0.48 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
6 days since last precip
Current: SE  4.8 mph
1Hr Average: 5.5 mph
Wind Run: 18.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 15.0 mph 10:21 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 45 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 48 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 1 days, 21 hours, 11 minutes in cycle
4%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 9% since last hour. 55%
Last Hour: Decreased 9% since last hour. 9%
High 5:45 AM: 75%
Low 10:57 AM: 55%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.02  inHg/hr 30.313 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 3:05 AM: 30.402 in.
Low 10:53 AM: 30.310 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: 21.3
Jan: 609.5
2026 to Date: 608.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 19.6°F
Low 8:09 AM: 2.1°F
Yesterday: -7.4°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

27


Good
Density:
1.33 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.0
Sunburn in
112 Minutes
Highest:
10:52 AM
1.1
355 W/m2
97%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
10:57 AM
424  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.6°F
Sunrise: 7:45am
Sunset: 5:30pm
Moonrise: 9:01 am
Moonset: 6:21 pm
Full Moon: 1-Feb-2026
New Moon: 6:02 AM CST
17-Feb-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 0.18 in
7-Day:  0.157 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.157 in
January:  0.35 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.35 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:97%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 20-Jan-2026 @ 11:03 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 20 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 20 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 38°F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 36°. Wind chill ranging from 13 to 30. Wind southeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy

Lo 20°F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 20, with temperatures rising to around 22 overnight. North northwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 20°. Wind chill ranging from 13 to 27. Wind northwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 16 mph, after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Hi 48°F Lo 15°F Hi 36°F Lo -1°F Hi 8°F Lo -4°F Hi 15°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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