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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Feb-2026 @ 11:40 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 4.5°F than last hour.

60.3°F

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High Today
60.3°F
11:38 AM
Low Today
48.2°F
4:13 AM
Yest High
67.4°F
2:41 PM
Yest Low
48.2°F
11:39 PM
Sta* High
75.7°F
2017
Sta* Low
-2.8°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
74°F
2017
Rec** Low
-19°F
1978
Avg** High
41°F
Avg** Low
19°F
** Records from NOAA
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
8.6

Gusting to:
9.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 77°F Lo 41°F Hi 65°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.8°F since last hour. 50.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.8°F since last hour. 1.8°F
High 11:38 AM: 51.2°F
Low 4:14 AM: 42.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 55.3°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Feb Precip: 0.00 in
Feb to Date
  Avg:10
0.36 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.36 in for the month 0.36 in
Feb Avg: 0.58 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.58 in for the month 0.58 in
Season:1 0.790 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.80 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.01 in for the year 0.01 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
29-Jan-2026
at 9:39 AM
3 precip days in 2026
0 days in February
19 days since last precip
Current: SSE  8.6 mph
1Hr Average: 6.5 mph
Wind Run: 54.03 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 9.0 mph mph
Today: 22.0 mph 11:14 AM
Month: 23.0 mph 7-Feb
Year: 26.5 mph 21-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
10 hrs 48 min
18 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 33 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

New Moon
New Moon, 0 days, 5 hours, 41 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 7% since last hour. 71%
Last Hour: Decreased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 8:09 AM: 85%
Low 11:39 AM: 71%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.036  inHg/hr 29.400 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:15 AM: 29.767 in.
Low 11:34 AM: 29.392 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: 6.6
Feb: 361.9
2026 to Date: 1529.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 59.0°F
Low 4:14 AM: 43.2°F
Yesterday: 45.6°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

23


Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.2
Sunburn in
93 Minutes
Highest:
11:08 AM
1.7
250 W/m2
40%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:07 AM
577  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 32.7°F
Sunrise: 7:16am
Sunset: 6:05pm
Moonrise: 7:28 am
Moonset: 5:17 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 7:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.43 in
7-Day:  0.429 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.429 in
February:  0.83 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.83 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:19 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Feb-2026 @ 11:40 AM  
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 17 of just the month of February for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of February for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 77°F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. Windy and unusually warm. High 73°. UV index up to 2. Wind south around 18 mph, gusting to 27 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Lo 41°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Breezy and relatively mild. Low 40°. Wind west-southwest around 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Hi 65°F Lo 34°F Hi 48°F Lo 17°F Hi 38°F Lo 18°F Hi 44°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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