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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 22-Dec-2025 @ 12:35 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3°F than last hour.

54.9°F

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High Today
54.9°F
12:33 PM
Low Today
37.8°F
5:35 AM
Yest High
49.3°F
1:35 PM
Yest Low
27.0°F
5:43 AM
Sta* High
61.9°F
2020
Sta* Low
-12.4°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 2007
Rec** High
70°F
1933
Rec** Low
-27°F
1983
Avg** High
37°F
Avg** Low
17°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from W Wind:  W
5.7

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 60°F Lo 36°F Hi 55°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 42.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 12:05 PM: 42.6°F
Low 12:00 AM: 20.4°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 48.9°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.10 in
Dec Precip: 0.14 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
0.75 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.61 in for the month 0.61 in
Dec Avg: 1.06 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.92 in for the month 0.92 in
Season:1 16.860 in
YTD
  Avg:11
26.45 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 9.59 in for the year 9.59 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
18-Dec-2025
at 3:58 AM
88 precip days in 2025
2 days in December
3 days since last precip
Current: W  5.7 mph
1Hr Average: 5.4 mph
Wind Run: 63.44 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph mph
Today: 20.0 mph 11:10 AM
Month: 33.0 mph 10-Dec
Year: 41.4 mph 15-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
9 hrs 14 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 5 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes in cycle
7%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 62%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 9:13 AM: 71%
Low 12:00 AM: 43%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.03  inHg/hr 29.929 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:21 AM: 30.140 in.
Low 12:17 PM: 29.927 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: 12.9
Dec: 724.1
2025 to Date: 4770.6
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 1533.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 52.7°F
Low 6:07 AM: 29.9°F
Yesterday: 22.1°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

26


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.3
Sunburn in
86 Minutes
Highest:
12:03 PM
1.4
336 W/m2
84%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:49 AM
404  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 56.0°F
Sunrise: 7:48am
Sunset: 5:03pm
Moonrise: 10:00 am
Moonset: 6:17 pm
Full Moon: 3-Jan-2026
New Moon: 1:53 PM CST
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.06 in
7-Days Rain: 0.10 in
7-Days ET: 0.30 in
7-Day:  0.203 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.203 in
December:  0.44 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.44 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: 22-Dec-2025 @ 12:35 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 22 of just the month of December for this station since 2007.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of December for this station since 2007.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 60°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. Breezy and unusually mild. High 62°. Wind south-southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 36°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 35°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph in the evening, becoming west-northwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 55°F Lo 35°F Hi 59°F Lo 39°F Hi 65°F Lo 36°F Hi 57°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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