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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-Jan-2026 @ 2:30 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.8°F than last hour.

43.8°F

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High Today
43.8°F
1:34 PM
Low Today
17.1°F
2:36 AM
Yest High
43.0°F
1:31 AM
Yest Low
19.5°F
11:59 PM
Sta* High
54.4°F
2012
Sta* Low
-11.2°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
69°F
2006
Rec** Low
-27°F
1888
Avg** High
35°F
Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from S Wind:  S
4.1

Gusting to:
6.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Hi 48°F Lo 30°F Hi 36°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 30.4°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 2:28 PM: 30.7°F
Low 1:03 AM: 9.5°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 38.7°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.78 in
Jan Precip: 0.78 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10
0.19 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.59 in for the month 0.59 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
0.19 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.59 in for the year 0.59 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
1 day since last precip
Current: S  4.1 mph
1Hr Average: 5.5 mph
Wind Run: 43.49 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 11:18 AM
Month: 23.0 mph 4-Jan
Year: 23.0 mph 4-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 36 min
31 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 34 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes in cycle
8%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 59%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 3:03 AM: 77%
Low 1:34 PM: 57%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.045  inHg/hr 29.750 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:00 AM: 30.306 in.
Low 2:29 PM: 29.750 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: 26.0
Jan: 405.2
2026 to Date: 404.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 40.3°F
Low 7:59 AM: 11.6°F
Yesterday: 19.5°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

20


Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.8
Sunburn in
140 Minutes
Highest:
1:24 PM
1.6
322 W/m2
96%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:27 PM
599  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 37.4°F
Sunrise: 7:48am
Sunset: 5:25pm
Moonrise: 5:39 am
Moonset: 2:15 pm
Full Moon: 3-Jan-2026
New Moon: 1:53 PM CST
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.78 in
7-Days ET: 0.17 in
7-Day:  0.615 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.615 in
January:  0.46 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.46 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: 15-Jan-2026 @ 2:30 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 15 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Hi 48°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Relatively mild. High 46°. Wind south-southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 30°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. Northwest wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Low 32°. Wind chill ranging from 21 to 36. Wind west-northwest around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming 16 mph, gusting to 21 mph, after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

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

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
M.L. King
Jr. Day
M.L. King Jr. Day: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 36°F Lo 10°F Hi 17°F Lo 3°F Hi 40°F Lo 11°F Hi 27°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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