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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 26-May-2026 @ 12:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

85.5°F

Heat Index:  86.3°F
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High Today
85.6°F
12:03 PM
Low Today
63.3°F
6:39 AM
Yest High
90.4°F
3:34 PM
Yest Low
66.4°F
6:25 AM
Sta* High
106.1°F
2018
Sta* Low
47.4°F
2011
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
100°F
2018
Rec** Low
38°F
1901
Avg** High
79°F
Avg** Low
55°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from S Wind:  S
3.6

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 89°F Lo 61°F Hi 88°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 61.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 10:34 AM: 63.5°F
Low 6:21 AM: 57.4°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 70.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.36 in
May Rain: 3.30 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
3.71 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.41 in for the month 0.41 in
May Avg: 4.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.21 in for the month 1.21 in
Season:1 6.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11
8.54 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 1.93 in for the year 1.93 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
22-May-2026
at 11:27 AM
25 rain days in 2026
5 days in May
3 days since last rain
Current: S  3.6 mph
1Hr Average: 3.3 mph
Wind Run: 22.25 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 12.0 mph 2:00 AM
Month: 33.0 mph 14-May
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 46 min
51 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 29 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes in cycle
80%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 45%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 6:22 AM: 82%
Low 11:47 AM: 43%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.001  inHg/hr 29.914 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:54 AM: 29.939 in.
Low 2:45 AM: 29.874 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
May: 88.8
2026 to Date: 168.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 86.3°F
High 12:03 PM: 86.3°F
Yesterday: 92.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

36


Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
4.0
Sunburn in
28 Minutes
Highest:
12:01 PM
4.0
831 W/m2
89%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:03 PM
833  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 47.5°F
Sunrise: 6:00am
Sunset: 8:47pm
Moonrise: 4:38 pm
Moonset: 3:17 am
Full Moon: 31-May-2026
New Moon: 9:55 PM CDT
14-Jun-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.20 in
7-Days Rain: 0.36 in
7-Days ET: 1.28 in
7-Day:  0.923 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.923 in
May:  1.52 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.52 in
Season Countdown
Summer
Begins:
3:24 AM CDT
21-Jun-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: 26-May-2026 @ 12:05 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 26 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 26 of May for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 89°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Hot. High 89°. UV index up to 8. Wind south-southeast around 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 61°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 1 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 67°. Wind southeast around 8 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

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

Saturday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 88°F Lo 64°F Hi 87°F Lo 63°F Hi 83°F Lo 61°F Hi 82°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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