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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Aug-2026 @ 5:17 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.9°F than last hour.

80.3°F

Heat Index:  83.3°F
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High Today
84.8°F
12:09 AM
Low Today
79.0°F
3:10 AM
Yest High
96.4°F
4:55 PM
Yest Low
78.4°F
6:42 AM
Sta* High
101.1°F
2010
Sta* Low
53.7°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
107°F
1936
Rec** Low
47°F
1964
Avg** High
88°F
Avg** Low
65°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
2.1

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Lo 73°F Hi 93°F Lo 72°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 70.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 12:00 AM: 73.8°F
Low 5:14 AM: 69.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 73.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.29 in
Aug Rain: 0.94 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
1.11 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.17 in for the month 0.17 in
Aug Avg: 2.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.97 in for the month 1.97 in
Season:1 5.900 in
YTD
  Avg:11
18.53 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 12.63 in for the year 12.63 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
5-Aug-2026
at 12:18 PM
54 rain days in 2026
2 days in August
6 days since last rain
Current: WSW  2.1 mph
1Hr Average: 1.4 mph
Wind Run: 1.61 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 8.0 mph 5:09 AM
Month: 22.0 mph 8-Aug
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 54 min
53 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 19 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

New Moon
New Moon, 29 days, 0 hours, 36 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 72%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 3:08 AM: 77%
Low 12:25 AM: 67%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.052  inHg/hr 29.731 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 5:16 AM: 29.731 in.
Low 4:52 AM: 29.652 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Cooling Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Heat Index Air
Today: 3.7
Aug: 136.0
2026 to Date: 1187.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 83.3°F
High 12:00 AM: 92.0°F
Yesterday: 111.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

26


Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   3.6 @ 1:23 PM
Aug-12

8.1
Aug-13

7.9
Aug-14

8.2
High Yest:   809.0 @ 12:08 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 78:20 Hrs
Rise: 6:34am  Set: 8:29pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 58.1°F
Sunrise: 6:34am
Sunset: 8:29pm
Moonrise: 6:16 am
Moonset: 8:00 pm
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.29 in
7-Days ET: 1.14 in
7-Day:  0.848 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.848 in
August:  0.92 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.92 in
Season Countdown
Autumn
Begins:
7:05 PM CDT
22-Sep-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:1 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Aug-2026 @ 5:17 AM  
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..   10 Historical average only to day 12 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 73°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 73, with temperatures rising to around 76 overnight. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely, some possibly severe. Very hot. High 99°. Heat index up to 113°. UV index up to 7. Wind south-southeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming east-northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Partly Sunny

Hi 93°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Thunderstorms very likely, some severe. Low 76°. Wind east around 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the evening, becoming north-northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Lo 72°F Hi 88°F Lo 71°F Hi 90°F Lo 72°F Hi 88°F Lo 69°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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