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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
92°F at Alpha (balfour), ND
Low Temp
-38°F at Cook Municipal Airport, MN
Precipitation
1.34in at Kerrville Municipal Ap, TX
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Friday,
January 23, 2026
High Temp
15°F at Hebron Municipal Ap, NE
15°F at Mccook Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
-16°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Precipitation
0.16in at Alliance Municipal Airport Asos, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 52 min 38 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 57 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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Winter Weather Advisory WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - Gage Co.  - Johnson Co.
Flood Advisory FLOOD ADVISORY - Butler Co.
Regional Radar
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 24-Jan-2026 @ 5:03 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.8°F than last hour.

5.2°F

Wind Chill:  1.5°F
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High Today
7.2°F
2:18 PM 		Low Today
-0.2°F
4:38 AM
Yest High
10.9°F
12:00 AM 		Yest Low
-4.5°F
8:47 AM
Sta* High
58.1°F
2015 		Sta* Low
-5.9°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
72°F
1981 		Rec** Low
-19°F
1894
Avg** High
36°F
 Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Dusk Dusk

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
1.4
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Cloudy
Cloudy
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 7°F Lo -2°F Hi 18°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. -1.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 2:41 PM: -0.7°F
Low 12:09 AM: -5.2°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 4.1°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph
SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jan Precip: 0.78 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10 		0.39 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.39 in for the month 0.39 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 		0.39 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 0.39 in for the year 0.39 in
Last Precip
Date/Time: 		13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
10 days since last precip
Current: ESE  1.4 mph
1Hr Average: 3.2 mph
Wind Run: 43.81 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 10.4 mph 2:45 AM
Month: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Year: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 52 min
38 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 6 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes in cycle
37%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 73%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 4:06 AM: 81%
Low 1:08 PM: 68%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.012 inHg/hr 30.535 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:25 AM: 30.844 in.
Low 4:46 PM: 30.533 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: 44.0
Jan: 811.0
2026 to Date: 809.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 1.5°F
Low 2:45 AM: -15.8°F
Yesterday: -25.2°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
47

Good
Density:
1.39 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes 		Highest:
11:29 AM
0.5
23 W/m2
53%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
12:30 PM
 334  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 30.8°F
Sunrise: 7:43am
Sunset: 5:35pm
Moonrise: 10:33 am
Moonset: 10:56 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: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.18 in
7-Day: 0.177 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.177 in
January: 0.23 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.23 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: 24-Jan-2026 @ 5:03 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 24 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 24 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Cloudy
Cloudy

Hi 7°F 		NWS forecast: Cloudy. High near 7, with temperatures falling to around 4 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. Cold. High 8°. Wind east-southeast around 2 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo -2°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 0°. Wind southeast near calm in the evening, becoming northwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Clear
Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 18°F Lo -5°F Hi 26°F Lo 12°F Hi 30°F Lo 10°F Hi 34°F
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