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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Jan-2026 @ 4:19 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 3.5°F than last hour.

39.1°F

Wind Chill:  33.5°F
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High Today
48.6°F
1:29 PM
Low Today
22.0°F
7:59 AM
Yest High
38.4°F
5:18 PM
Yest Low
13.5°F
5:30 AM
Sta* High
55.2°F
2017
Sta* Low
-7.8°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
64°F
1964
Rec** Low
-17°F
1888
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Dusk Dusk

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
5.0

Gusting to:
8.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 47°F Lo 17°F Hi 36°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 3.1°F since last hour. 12.4°F
Last Hour: Increased 3.1°F since last hour. 3.1°F
High 12:21 AM: 23.9°F
Low 3:23 PM: 9.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 31.1°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
0.31 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.47 in for the month 0.47 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
0.31 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.47 in for the year 0.47 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
7 days since last precip
Current: WNW  5.0 mph
1Hr Average: 8.4 mph
Wind Run: 70.92 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph mph
Today: 26.5 mph 11:28 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 46 min
53 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 51 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 2 hours, 28 minutes in cycle
11%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 8% since last hour. 33%
Last Hour: Increased 8% since last hour. 8%
High 7:02 AM: 80%
Low 3:12 PM: 25%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.053  inHg/hr 30.229 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 4:18 PM: 30.229 in.
Low 1:18 PM: 30.075 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: 23.4
Jan: 651.9
2026 to Date: 650.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 33.5°F
Low 8:16 AM: 13.9°F
Yesterday: 2.1°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

177


Unhealthy
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:59 PM
1.4
127 W/m2
95%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:58 AM
461  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 33.6°F
Sunrise: 7:45am
Sunset: 5:32pm
Moonrise: 9:25 am
Moonset: 7:29 pm
Full Moon: 1-Feb-2026
New Moon: 6:02 AM CST
17-Feb-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.06 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.17 in
7-Day:  0.173 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.173 in
January:  0.32 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.32 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:9 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Jan-2026 @ 4:19 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 21 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 47°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 39 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. Breezy and relatively mild. High 49°. Wind northwest around 15 mph, gusting to 26 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 17°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 2 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 15°. Wind west-northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the evening, becoming 4 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 36°F Lo -3°F Hi 2°F Lo -4°F Hi 2°F Lo -3°F Hi 12°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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