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USA
High Temp
98°F at Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport, MO
Low Temp
18°F at Burns Municipal Airport, OR
Precipitation
4.09in at Venice Municipal Airport, FL
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Sunday,
October 11, 2026
High Temp
93°F at Tekamah Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
44°F at Alliance Municipal Airport Asos, NE
Precipitation
none
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Local Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 16 min 9 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Oct-2026 @ 4:19 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.9°F than last hour.

94.4°F

Heat Index:  96.3°F
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High Today
94.4°F
4:18 PM 		Low Today
72.3°F
8:03 AM
Yest High
91.6°F
2:46 PM 		Yest Low
68.3°F
7:40 AM
Sta* High
87.1°F
2025 		Sta* Low
28.2°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
93°F
1975 		Rec** Low
21°F
1909
Avg** High
69°F
 Avg** Low
43°F
** Records from NOAA
Official Record High
Station Record High
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
3.4
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 94°F Lo 57°F Hi 74°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.5°F since last hour. 64.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.5°F since last hour. 1.5°F
High 1:33 PM: 65.8°F
Low 12:52 AM: 60.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 74.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Oct Rain: 0.03 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10 		1.05 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 1.02 in for the month 1.02 in
Oct Avg: 1.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.88 in for the month 1.88 in
Season:1 17.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		24.54 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 6.93 in for the year 6.93 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		1-Oct-2026
at 12:17 AM
80 rain days in 2026
1 day in October
10 days since last rain
Current: SW  3.4 mph
1Hr Average: 5.5 mph
Wind Run: 90.06 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 20.0 mph 10:14 AM
Month: 23.0 mph 10-Oct
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 16 min
9 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes in cycle
5%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 37%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 7:42 AM: 73%
Low 3:41 PM: 35%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.001 inHg/hr 29.585 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:02 AM: 29.689 in.
Low 3:53 PM: 29.581 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: 7.2
Oct: 59.8
2026 to Date: 1757.2
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2740.9
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 96.3°F
High 4:18 PM: 96.4°F
Yesterday: 91.3°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
59

Moderate
Density:
1.13 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.5
Sunburn in
75 Minutes 		Highest:
12:40 PM
2.4
350 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
11:22 AM
 652  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 61.4°F
Sunrise: 7:35am
Sunset: 6:51pm
Moonrise: 9:47 am
Moonset: 6:58 pm
Full Moon: 26-Oct-2026
New Moon: 2:03 AM CST
9-Nov-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.24 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.00 in
7-Day: 1 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1 in
October: 1.25 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.25 in
Season Countdown
Winter
Begins:		 2:50 PM CST
21-Dec-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:4.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Oct-2026 @ 4:19 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 12 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Columbus Day & Tonight
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 94°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Exceptionally hot. High 91°. Heat index up to 103°. UV index up to 3. Wind west-southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 57°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 57. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog. Mild. Low 62°. Wind north-northwest around 6 mph in the evening, becoming north-northeast after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 74°F Lo 54°F Hi 66°F Lo 54°F Hi 66°F Lo 46°F Hi 60°F
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