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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 05-Mar-2026 @ 3:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 4.5°F than last hour.

62.0°F

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High Today
62.1°F
2:48 PM
Low Today
42.3°F
7:25 AM
Yest High
51.1°F
4:08 PM
Yest Low
40.5°F
4:07 AM
Sta* High
77.2°F
2009
Sta* Low
4.0°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
76°F
2009
Rec** Low
-7°F
1960
Avg** High
48°F
Avg** Low
25°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
6.2

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

Tonight: Light Rain
Light Rain
Friday

Friday: Light Rain
Light Rain
Hi 64°F Lo 51°F Hi 70°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 46.6°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 2:40 PM: 47.4°F
Low 7:25 AM: 39.3°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 54.1°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Mar Precip: 0.00 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.08 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.08 in for the month 0.08 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.41 in for the month 1.41 in
Season:1 1.020 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.08 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.06 in for the year 0.06 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
20-Feb-2026
at 12:18 AM
5 precip days in 2026
0 days in March
13 days since last precip
Current: SSE  6.2 mph
1Hr Average: 5.9 mph
Wind Run: 37.24 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 20.0 mph 12:26 PM
Month: 20.0 mph 5-Mar
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 28 min
38 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 9 hours, 9 minutes in cycle
94%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 9% since last hour. 57%
Last Hour: Decreased 9% since last hour. 9%
High 8:38 AM: 93%
Low 2:48 PM: 55%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.037  inHg/hr 29.829 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 8:46 AM: 29.974 in.
Low 3:04 PM: 29.829 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: 11.7
Mar: 115.6
2026 to Date: 1976.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 62.0°F
Low 7:36 AM: 37.9°F
Yesterday: 36.7°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

61


Moderate
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.7
Sunburn in
66 Minutes
Highest:
12:26 PM
2.9
496 W/m2
75%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:20 PM
668  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 33.9°F
Sunrise: 6:54am
Sunset: 6:22pm
Moonrise: 8:02 pm
Moonset: 7:43 am
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 7:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.09 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.32 in
7-Day:  0.319 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.319 in
March:  0.12 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.12 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: 05-Mar-2026 @ 3:05 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 5 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 64°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. Mild. High 61°. UV index up to 3. Wind south-southeast around 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Light Rain
Light Rain

Lo 51°F
NWS forecast: Rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain between 10pm and 11pm, then rain and a chance of thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then rain and a chance of thunderstorms and patchy fog between 2am and 4am, then a chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Precipitation showery or intermittent. Relatively mild. Low 49°. Wind south-southeast around 11 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Light Rain
Light Rain
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

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

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

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 70°F Lo 31°F Hi 54°F Lo 37°F Hi 69°F Lo 45°F Hi 75°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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