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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 08-Sep-2026 @ 4:05 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.4°F than last hour.

80.0°F

Heat Index:  83.4°F
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High Today
80.9°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
79.5°F
3:14 AM
Yest High
95.7°F
4:36 PM
Yest Low
68.7°F
7:10 AM
Sta* High
97.3°F
2013
Sta* Low
43.0°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
103°F
1940
Rec** Low
40°F
1887
Avg** High
83°F
Avg** Low
58°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
6.6

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

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Mostly Sunny then Showers And TStorms Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Lo 77°F Hi 97°F Lo 69°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 71.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 12:00 AM: 73.0°F
Low 3:52 AM: 70.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 73.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Sep Rain: 0.00 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10
0.95 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.95 in for the month 0.95 in
Sep Avg: 2.78 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.78 in for the month 2.78 in
Season:1 9.030 in
YTD
  Avg:11
21.34 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 12.31 in for the year 12.31 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
28-Aug-2026
at 3:11 AM
65 rain days in 2026
0 days in September
10 days since last rain
Current: SSE  6.6 mph
1Hr Average: 4.4 mph
Wind Run: 21.08 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 17.3 mph 12:07 AM
Month: 21.0 mph 6-Sep
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 46 min
59 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 38 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 15 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
10%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 74%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 12:00 AM: 77%
Low 3:52 AM: 74%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.003  inHg/hr 29.832 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 1:02 AM: 29.845 in.
Low 3:16 AM: 29.825 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: 2.6
Sep: 148.9
2026 to Date: 1582.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 83.4°F
High 12:00 AM: 85.7°F
Yesterday: 107.7°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

44


Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   3.9 @ 1:34 PM
Sep-08

7.6
Sep-09

7.7
Sep-10

6.6
High Yest:   715.0 @ 12:58 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 65:10 Hrs
Rise: 7:01am  Set: 7:48pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 60.4°F
Sunrise: 7:01am
Sunset: 7:48pm
Moonrise: 3:55 am
Moonset: 6:29 pm
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 10:28 PM CDT
10-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.05 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.49 in
7-Day:  1.488 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.488 in
September:  1.49 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.49 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: 08-Sep-2026 @ 4:05 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 8 of just the month of September for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 8 of September for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Tuesday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 77°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 77, with temperatures rising to around 80 overnight. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Unusually warm. Low 78°. Wind south-southeast around 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Mostly Sunny then Showers And TStorms Likely

Hi 97°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny. High near 97, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely, some possibly severe. Breezy and extremely hot. High 102°. Heat index up to 107°. UV index up to 6. Wind south-southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Chance Showers And TStorms then Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Lo 69°F Hi 83°F Lo 61°F Hi 83°F Lo 65°F Hi 90°F Lo 66°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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