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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 25-Jan-2026 @ 5:22 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.7°F than last hour.

14.0°F

Wind Chill:  14.0°F
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High Today
17.6°F
2:25 PM
Low Today
-4.7°F
7:54 AM
Yest High
7.2°F
2:18 PM
Yest Low
-0.2°F
4:38 AM
Sta* High
55.7°F
2018
Sta* Low
0.8°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
69°F
1944
Rec** Low
-21°F
1905
Avg** High
36°F
Avg** Low
14°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record Low
Dusk Dusk

Calm Wind:  NNW
0.0

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

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 17°F Lo -8°F Hi 26°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 6.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 4:04 PM: 6.2°F
Low 7:54 AM: -9.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 12.4°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
0.44 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.34 in for the month 0.34 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
0.44 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.34 in for the year 0.34 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
13-Jan-2026
at 2:38 PM
2 precip days in 2026
2 days in January
11 days since last precip
Current: NNW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 2.3 mph
Wind Run: 13.65 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 10.4 mph 4:18 PM
Month: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Year: 26.0 mph 21-Jan
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 54 min
37 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 59 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

First Quarter
First Quarter, 7 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes in cycle
48%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 7% since last hour. 70%
Last Hour: Increased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 8:38 AM: 83%
Low 2:13 PM: 58%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.007  inHg/hr 30.471 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 5:06 PM: 30.478 in.
Low 7:53 AM: 30.403 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: 44.5
Jan: 873.7
2026 to Date: 872.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 14.0°F
Low 7:54 AM: -4.7°F
Yesterday: -15.8°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

42


Good
Density:
1.37 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:16 PM
1.8
12 W/m2
92%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:02 PM
489  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 29.7°F
Sunrise: 7:42am
Sunset: 5:36pm
Moonrise: 10:58 am
Moonset: 12:07 am
Full Moon: 1-Feb-2026
New Moon: 6:02 AM CST
17-Feb-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.17 in
7-Day:  0.169 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.169 in
January:  0.22 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.22 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: 25-Jan-2026 @ 5:22 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 25 of just the month of January for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 25 of January for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 17°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 17, with temperatures falling to around 11 in the afternoon. North wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Cold. Low -3°. Wind chill ranging from -11 to 7. Wind northwest around 6 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo -8°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny. High 29°. Wind chill ranging from -11 to 17. Wind west-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the morning, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

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

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

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

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 26°F Lo 12°F Hi 28°F Lo 8°F Hi 36°F Lo 9°F Hi 26°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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