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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 04-Aug-2026 @ 2:30 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.4°F than last hour.

70.0°F

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High Today
76.6°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
68.3°F
12:37 PM
Yest High
88.7°F
4:20 PM
Yest Low
68.5°F
6:27 AM
Sta* High
101.2°F
2024
Sta* Low
50.8°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
109°F
1918
Rec** Low
45°F
1974
Avg** High
89°F
Avg** Low
66°F
** Records from NOAA
Mainly cloudy, Dry Mainly cloudy, Dry

Wind from NE Wind:  NE
3.9

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Hi 79°F Lo 62°F Hi 73°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.8°F since last hour. 62.5°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.8°F since last hour. 0.8°F
High 8:45 AM: 69.0°F
Low 1:58 PM: 60.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 65.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 2.86 in
Aug Rain: 0.00 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
0.38 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.38 in for the month 0.38 in
Aug Avg: 2.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.91 in for the month 2.91 in
Season:1 4.960 in
YTD
  Avg:11
17.80 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 12.84 in for the year 12.84 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
31-Jul-2026
at 9:41 AM
52 rain days in 2026
0 days in August
3 days since last rain
Current: NE  3.9 mph
1Hr Average: 3.3 mph
Wind Run: 19.72 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 17.3 mph 12:56 PM
Month: 18.1 mph 3-Aug
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 12 min
44 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 7 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 21 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes in cycle
63%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 77%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 7:11 AM: 89%
Low 1:40 PM: 74%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.013  inHg/hr 29.987 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:13 PM: 29.997 in.
Low 12:07 AM: 29.798 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: 5.3
Aug: 40.2
2026 to Date: 1091.1
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 72.1°F
High 12:00 AM: 76.6°F
Yesterday: 95.8°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

75


Moderate
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.8
Sunburn in
40 Minutes
Highest:
1:29 PM
3.1
464 W/m2
56%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:05 PM
533  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 57.4°F
Sunrise: 6:26am
Sunset: 8:39pm
Moonrise: 11:01 pm
Moonset: 12:42 pm
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.09 in
7-Days Rain: 2.86 in
7-Days ET: 1.22 in
7-Day:  1.636 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.636 in
August:  0.65 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.65 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:3 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 04-Aug-2026 @ 2:30 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 4 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 4 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke

Hi 79°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 4pm, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Relatively cool. High 74°. UV index up to 4. Wind northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 62°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Rain likely. Unusually cool. Low 59°. Wind north around 8 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around half an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 73°F Lo 59°F Hi 81°F Lo 66°F Hi 88°F Lo 69°F Hi 91°F
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