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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-Mar-2026 @ 8:00 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.8°F than last hour.

36.3°F

Wind Chill:  32.1°F
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High Today
55.8°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
36.3°F
7:57 AM
Yest High
65.8°F
6:02 PM
Yest Low
35.4°F
7:47 AM
Sta* High
79.8°F
2015
Sta* Low
24.0°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
85°F
2003
Rec** Low
-1°F
1949
Avg** High
53°F
Avg** Low
28°F
** Records from NOAA
Dry Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
4.2

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

Today: Light Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Light Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Blowing Snow then Partly Cloudy
Areas Of Blowing Snow then Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 40°F Lo 8°F Hi 29°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 32.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 2:00 AM: 44.3°F
Low 7:57 AM: 32.2°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 34.8°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.05 in
Mar Precip: 0.46 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.66 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.2 in for the month 0.20 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.95 in for the month 0.95 in
Season:1 1.480 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.66 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.18 in for the year 0.18 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
11-Mar-2026
at 6:12 AM
8 precip days in 2026
3 days in March
3 days since last precip
Current: NNW  4.2 mph
1Hr Average: 6.9 mph
Wind Run: 29.96 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 22.0 mph 6:27 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 57 min
43 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes in cycle
12%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 85%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 7:34 AM: 85%
Low 12:00 AM: 61%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.054  inHg/hr 29.523 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 7:58 AM: 29.525 in.
Low 5:18 AM: 29.285 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: 3.6
Mar: 253.3
2026 to Date: 2113.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 32.1°F
Low 7:55 AM: 26.4°F
Yesterday: 26.1°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

27


Good
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
0 W/m2
0%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:00 AM
W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 36.1°F
Sunrise: 7:36am
Sunset: 7:34pm
Moonrise: 6:01 am
Moonset: 3:57 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 8:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.05 in
7-Days ET: 0.90 in
7-Day:  0.852 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.852 in
March:  0.81 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.81 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: 15-Mar-2026 @ 8:00 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 15 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Light Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Light Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow

Hi 40°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 11am, then snow and areas of blowing snow. Cloudy. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 27 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 18 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 58 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of a mix of rain and snow in the afternoon. Windy. High 48°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. UV index up to 2. Wind north around 19 mph, gusting to 32 mph, in the morning, becoming 26 mph, gusting to 35 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Blowing Snow then Partly Cloudy
Areas Of Blowing Snow then Partly Cloudy

Lo 8°F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow before 7pm, then areas of blowing snow between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 8, with temperatures rising to around 10 overnight. North northwest wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Windy and cold. Low 24°. Wind chill ranging from 12 to 22. Wind north around 24 mph, gusting to 34 mph, in the evening, becoming 21 mph, gusting to 31 mph, after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

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

Tuesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

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

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 29°F Lo 12°F Hi 50°F Lo 37°F Hi 73°F Lo 46°F Hi 80°F
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