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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Mar-2026 @ 5:32 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.4°F than last hour.

95.8°F

Heat Index:  91.1°F
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High Today
97.3°F
3:04 PM
Low Today
53.2°F
7:52 AM
Yest High
89.0°F
3:53 PM
Yest Low
50.4°F
7:49 AM
Sta* High
71.6°F
2009
Sta* Low
16.5°F
2010
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
88°F
1907
Rec** Low
5°F
1974
Avg** High
56°F
Avg** Low
31°F
** Records from NOAA
Official Record High
Station Record High
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
4.4

Gusting to:
3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 96°F Lo 50°F Hi 61°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 3.4°F since last hour. 35.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 3.4°F since last hour. 3.4°F
High 12:43 PM: 43.0°F
Low 3:19 PM: 28.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 64.6°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.01 in
Mar Precip: 0.47 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.91 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.44 in for the month 0.44 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.94 in for the month 0.94 in
Season:1 1.490 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.91 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.42 in for the year 0.42 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
15-Mar-2026
at 2:33 PM
9 precip days in 2026
4 days in March
6 days since last precip
Current: WSW  4.4 mph
1Hr Average: 6.2 mph
Wind Run: 42.22 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 4:28 PM
Month: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 14 min
6 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 44 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes in cycle
11%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 12%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 8:07 AM: 57%
Low 3:19 PM: 9%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.034  inHg/hr 29.557 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:00 AM: 29.846 in.
Low 5:25 PM: 29.556 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: 1.4
Mar: 8.5
2026 to Date: 8.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2232.6
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 91.1°F
High 3:04 PM: 92.4°F
Yesterday: 85.3°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

44


Good
Density:
1.13 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.1
Sunburn in
102 Minutes
Highest:
1:54 PM
3.1
336 W/m2
82%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:55 PM
830  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 37.1°F
Sunrise: 7:26am
Sunset: 7:40pm
Moonrise: 8:31 am
Moonset: 9:54 pm
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.20 in
7-Days Rain: 0.01 in
7-Days ET: 0.72 in
7-Day:  0.714 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.714 in
March:  1.39 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.39 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-Mar-2026 @ 5:32 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 March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 96°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 94 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 13 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy and relatively mild. Low 53°. Wind southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the evening, becoming 13 mph, gusting to 18 mph, after midnight.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 50°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. West southwest wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Windy. High 63°. UV index up to 4. Wind north-northeast around 16 mph, gusting to 29 mph, in the morning, becoming 20 mph, gusting to 30 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 61°F Lo 34°F Hi 58°F Lo 38°F Hi 71°F Lo 49°F Hi 82°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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