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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Jul-2026 @ 3:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.6°F than last hour.

85.6°F

Heat Index:  87.5°F
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High Today
88.6°F
2:15 PM
Low Today
70.9°F
7:19 AM
Yest High
104.3°F
4:22 PM
Yest Low
77.5°F
6:26 AM
Sta* High
103.7°F
2017
Sta* Low
60.8°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
107°F
1934
Rec** Low
50°F
1944
Avg** High
90°F
Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from E Wind:  E
3.0

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 88°F Lo 66°F Hi 79°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 64.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 1.5°F
High 12:00 AM: 73.9°F
Low 3:56 AM: 62.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 72.1°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.11 in
Storm Rain: 0.11 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Jul Rain: 1.73 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10
2.59 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.86 in for the month 0.86 in
Jul Avg: 3.14 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.41 in for the month 1.41 in
Season:1 1.870 in
YTD
  Avg:11
16.78 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 14.91 in for the year 14.91 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
21-Jul-2026
at 6:27 AM
47 rain days in 2026
6 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: E  3.0 mph
1Hr Average: 2.0 mph
Wind Run: 16.85 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 11.5 mph 10:22 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 39 min
27 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 38 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

First Quarter
First Quarter, 7 days, 10 hours, 41 minutes in cycle
54%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 50%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 7:23 AM: 91%
Low 1:54 PM: 46%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.001  inHg/hr 29.954 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 1:35 PM: 29.958 in.
Low 12:00 AM: 29.766 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: 10.0
Jul: 338.9
2026 to Date: 895.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 87.5°F
High 12:00 AM: 95.4°F
Yesterday: 117.6°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

74


Moderate
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.3
Sunburn in
34 Minutes
Highest:
1:09 PM
4.6
647 W/m2
73%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:18 PM
889  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 55.9°F
Sunrise: 6:13am
Sunset: 8:53pm
Moonrise: 2:26 pm
Moonset: 12:06 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.23 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 1.53 in
7-Day:  1.515 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.515 in
July:  2.51 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.51 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:5 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Jul-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 21 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 88°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. High 89°. Heat index up to 93°. UV index up to 8. Wind north-northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 66°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Relatively cool. Low 67°. Wind north-northwest around 7 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming east-southeast after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 79°F Lo 63°F Hi 79°F Lo 64°F Hi 82°F Lo 65°F Hi 91°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
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