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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 19-Feb-2026 @ 9:28 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.6°F than last hour.

20.8°F

Wind Chill:  9.2°F
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High Today
37.9°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
20.8°F
9:25 PM
Yest High
62.6°F
4:06 PM
Yest Low
38.0°F
11:59 PM
Sta* High
72.3°F
2017
Sta* Low
-5.0°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
73°F
2017
Rec** Low
-15°F
1936
Avg** High
42°F
Avg** Low
20°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Stopped snowing, Obscured Night time, Stopped snowing, Obscured

Wind from W Wind:  W
2.8

Gusting to:
11.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.20 in
Tonight

Tonight: Snow
Snow
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 14°F Hi 30°F Lo 14°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 18.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 12:09 AM: 21.5°F
Low 2:40 PM: 16.1°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 20.1°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.20 in
Rate (/hr): 0.040 in
Storm Precip: 0.20 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Feb Precip: 0.20 in
Feb to Date
  Avg:10
0.38 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.18 in for the month 0.18 in
Feb Avg: 0.58 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.38 in for the month 0.38 in
Season:1 0.990 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.82 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.17 in for the year 0.17 in
3 precip days in 2026
1 day in February
0 days since last precip
Current: W  2.8 mph
1Hr Average: 2.3 mph
Wind Run: 89.11 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 11.0 mph mph
Today: 22.0 mph 11:31 AM
Month: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
10 hrs 53 min
28 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 35 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 15 hours, 28 minutes in cycle
9%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 90%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 6:13 PM: 90%
Low 12:00 AM: 51%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.018  inHg/hr 29.858 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 9:26 PM: 29.859 in.
Low 6:18 AM: 29.593 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: 31.0
Feb: 405.4
2026 to Date: 1572.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 9.2°F
Low 9:27 PM: 9.2°F
Yesterday: 31.2°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

24


Good
Density:
1.32 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   1.5 @ 12:51 PM
Feb-20

2.8
Feb-21

2.8
Feb-22

2.7
High Today:  
445 W/m2 @ 12:29 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 52:33 Hrs
Rise: 7:13am  Set: 6:07pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 33.3°F
Sunrise: 7:13am
Sunset: 6:07pm
Moonrise: 8:36 am
Moonset: 8:44 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 7:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.51 in
7-Day:  0.512 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.512 in
February:  0.81 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.81 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:34 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 19-Feb-2026 @ 9:28 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..   10 Historical average only to day 19 of just the month of February for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of February for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Snow
Snow

Lo 14°F
NWS forecast: Snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of snow in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Breezy and cold. Low 13°. Wind chill ranging from 2 to 18. Wind west-northwest around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about an inch.
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 30°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 30, with temperatures falling to around 28 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 36°. UV index up to 3. Wind west-northwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 14°F Hi 35°F Lo 14°F Hi 32°F Lo 7°F Hi 40°F Lo 26°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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