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USA
High Temp
107°F at Palm Springs Asos, CA
Low Temp
36°F at Mount Washington, NH
Precipitation
4.06in at St Petersburg Albert Whitted Ap, FL
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NE
for Friday,
July 17, 2026
High Temp
101°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
60°F at Alliance Municipal Airport Asos, NE
Precipitation
none
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Local Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 44 min 13 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 30 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
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Heat Advisory HEAT ADVISORY - Butler Co.  - Cass Co.  - Otoe Co.  - Saunders Co.
Regional Radar
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Jul-2026 @ 2:25 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.5°F than last hour.

97.3°F

Heat Index:  107.1°F
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High Today
97.7°F
2:06 PM 		Low Today
73.6°F
6:20 AM
Yest High
94.5°F
3:46 PM 		Yest Low
73.0°F
6:11 AM
Sta* High
102.0°F
2011 		Sta* Low
51.5°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
108°F
1930 		Rec** Low
50°F
2009
Avg** High
90°F
 Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from ENE Wind:  ENE
0.6
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 97°F Lo 74°F Hi 97°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 71.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 10:23 AM: 75.2°F
Low 12:34 PM: 68.3°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 79.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Jul Rain: 1.62 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10 		2.34 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.72 in for the month 0.72 in
Jul Avg: 3.14 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.52 in for the month 1.52 in
Season:1 1.760 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		16.53 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 14.77 in for the year 14.77 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		16-Jul-2026
at 8:02 PM
47 rain days in 2026
5 days in July
1 day since last rain
Current: ENE  0.6 mph
1Hr Average: 1.8 mph
Wind Run: 17.37 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 8.1 mph 12:19 AM
Month: 20.0 mph 8-Jul
Year: 27.0 mph 29-Jun
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 44 min
13 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 30 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes in cycle
22%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 43%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 5:13 AM: 90%
Low 12:28 PM: 41%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.007 inHg/hr 29.892 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 8:13 AM: 29.927 in.
Low 2:15 PM: 29.890 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: 6.9
Jul: 268.1
2026 to Date: 824.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 107.1°F
High 2:14 PM: 109.2°F
Yesterday: 102.9°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
57

Moderate
Density:
1.13 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.7
Sunburn in
30 Minutes 		Highest:
1:26 PM
4.5
726 W/m2
78%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:55 PM
 1016  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 55.4°F
Sunrise: 6:11am
Sunset: 8:55pm
Moonrise: 11:08 am
Moonset: 10:59 pm
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.22 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 1.51 in
7-Day: 1.488 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.488 in
July: 1.93 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.93 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Jul-2026 @ 2:25 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 18 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 97°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 97, with temperatures falling to around 95 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Hot. High 99°. Heat index up to 107°. UV index up to 7. Wind south-southeast around 4 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 74°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 76°. Wind southeast around 4 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

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

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 97°F Lo 76°F Hi 101°F Lo 77°F Hi 93°F Lo 68°F Hi 86°F
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