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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Mar-2026 @ 2:00 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.4°F than last hour.

30.3°F

Wind Chill:  18.7°F
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High Today
30.4°F
1:52 PM
Low Today
14.7°F
4:39 AM
Yest High
30.4°F
4:48 PM
Yest Low
9.1°F
7:53 AM
Sta* High
84.4°F
2025
Sta* Low
21.0°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
85°F
2025
Rec** Low
-5°F
1906
Avg** High
54°F
Avg** Low
29°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record Low
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
9.6

Gusting to:
17.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 45°F Lo 33°F Hi 72°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 12.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 1:49 PM: 13.4°F
Low 4:28 AM: 6.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 25.5°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.06 in
Mar Precip: 0.47 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.71 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.24 in for the month 0.24 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
1.71 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.22 in for the year 0.22 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
15-Mar-2026
at 2:33 PM
9 precip days in 2026
4 days in March
2 days since last precip
Current: SE  9.6 mph
1Hr Average: 6.2 mph
Wind Run: 52.02 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 17.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 1:54 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 3 min
11 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 44 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 7 hours, 1 minutes in cycle
2%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 2:46 AM: 73%
Low 1:57 PM: 47%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.019  inHg/hr 30.116 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 3:20 AM: 30.328 in.
Low 1:57 PM: 30.112 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: 26.4
Mar: 353.5
2026 to Date: 2213.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 18.7°F
Low 7:44 AM: 2.1°F
Yesterday: -9.5°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

37


Good
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.3
Sunburn in
86 Minutes
Highest:
1:41 PM
1.4
229 W/m2
27%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:30 AM
285  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 35.6°F
Sunrise: 7:33am
Sunset: 7:36pm
Moonrise: 6:53 am
Moonset: 6:15 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 8:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.06 in
7-Days ET: 0.74 in
7-Day:  0.684 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.684 in
March:  0.94 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.94 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-Mar-2026 @ 2:00 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 17 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow

Hi 45°F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow before 4pm. Cloudy. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. Breezy and very cold. High 29°. Wind chill around 18. UV index up to 3. Wind south-southeast around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 33°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 25°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind chill ranging from 18 to 23. Wind south-southeast around 8 mph in the evening, becoming west-northwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

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

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 72°F Lo 45°F Hi 75°F Lo 46°F Hi 84°F Lo 50°F Hi 89°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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