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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
96°F at Phoenix Airport, AZ
Low Temp
-21°F at Middlesboro Bell County Ap, KY
Precipitation
4.42in at San Antonio Intl Ap, TX
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Monday,
April 20, 2026
High Temp
89°F at Valentine Miller Field Ap, NE
89°F at Lexington Jim Kelly Field, NE
89°F at Mccook Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
24°F at North Platte Regional Ap, NE
24°F at Ogallala Searle Field Ap, NE
Precipitation
0.04in at Kearney Municipal Ap, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

13 hrs 36 min 3 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 30 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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(Midnight)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Apr-2026 @ 1:55 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3.6°F than last hour.

86.2°F

Heat Index:  84.0°F
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High Today
86.9°F
1:41 PM 		Low Today
60.5°F
7:06 AM
Yest High
85.1°F
5:22 PM 		Yest Low
42.8°F
6:46 AM
Sta* High
85.8°F
2019 		Sta* Low
29.3°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
92°F
1989 		Rec** Low
24°F
1978
Avg** High
66°F
 Avg** Low
41°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record High
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
3.0
Gusting to:
 4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 88°F Lo 55°F Hi 84°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 50.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 11:08 AM: 57.0°F
Low 12:04 AM: 43.2°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 65.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.04 in
Apr Rain: 1.12 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10 		1.54 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.39 in for the month 1.39 in
Season:1 2.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		3.90 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.29 in for the year 1.29 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		15-Apr-2026
at 2:56 AM
15 rain days in 2026
6 days in April
5 days since last rain
Current: SSE  3.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.5 mph
Wind Run: 75.75 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 25.3 mph 12:40 AM
Month: 29.0 mph 8-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 36 min
3 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 30 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes in cycle
24%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 29%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 7:05 AM: 74%
Low 1:41 PM: 29%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.017 inHg/hr 29.840 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:53 AM: 29.888 in.
Low 4:40 AM: 29.827 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: 0.2
Apr: 28.7
2026 to Date: 58.9
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2551.5
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 84.0°F
High 1:40 PM: 84.7°F
Yesterday: 82.0°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
41

Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.7
Sunburn in
30 Minutes 		Highest:
12:47 PM
3.8
831 W/m2
88%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:39 PM
 846  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 42.4°F
Sunrise: 6:37am
Sunset: 8:13pm
Moonrise: 9:31 am
Moonset: 12:42 am
Full Moon: 1-May-2026
New Moon: 3:02 PM CDT
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.27 in
7-Days Rain: 0.04 in
7-Days ET: 1.29 in
7-Day: 1.255 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.255 in
April: 1.69 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.69 in
Season Countdown
Summer
Begins:		 3:24 AM CDT
21-Jun-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: 21-Apr-2026 @ 1:55 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 21 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 88°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Unusually hot. High 88°. UV index up to 7. Wind southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 55°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. South southeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 56°. Wind south-southeast around 8 mph in the evening, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 15 mph, after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 84°F Lo 61°F Hi 80°F Lo 45°F Hi 70°F Lo 43°F Hi 67°F
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