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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 07-Oct-2026 @ 4:37 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.5°F than last hour.

83.5°F

Heat Index:  81.9°F
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High Today
85.8°F
3:04 PM
Low Today
55.3°F
7:43 AM
Yest High
89.6°F
4:22 PM
Yest Low
59.0°F
4:21 AM
Sta* High
85.3°F
2020
Sta* Low
25.1°F
2012
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
90°F
1897
Rec** Low
20°F
2000
Avg** High
71°F
Avg** Low
45°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record High
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from E Wind:  E
5.1

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 83°F Lo 55°F Hi 80°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 50.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 1.3°F
High 12:33 AM: 59.6°F
Low 3:51 PM: 49.7°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 64.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 3.12 in
Oct Rain: 0.03 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
0.75 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.72 in for the month 0.72 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
24.24 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 6.63 in for the year 6.63 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
1-Oct-2026
at 12:17 AM
80 rain days in 2026
1 day in October
5 days since last rain
Current: E  5.1 mph
1Hr Average: 1.8 mph
Wind Run: 10.98 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 11.5 mph 1:40 PM
Month: 15.0 mph 3-Oct
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 29 min
25 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes in cycle
9%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 32%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 8:12 AM: 93%
Low 3:09 PM: 30%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.001  inHg/hr 29.951 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:35 AM: 29.981 in.
Low 3:40 AM: 29.850 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: 0.2
Oct: 6.9
2026 to Date: 1704.1
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2742.4
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 81.9°F
High 3:04 PM: 84.0°F
Yesterday: 89.6°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

51


Moderate
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.3
Sunburn in
86 Minutes
Highest:
1:33 PM
2.5
334 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI
High Today:
2:17 PM
686  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 61.2°F
Sunrise: 7:30am
Sunset: 6:59pm
Moonrise: 4:09 am
Moonset: 5:25 pm
Full Moon: 26-Sep-2026
New Moon: 10:51 AM CDT
10-Oct-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.12 in
7-Days Rain: 3.12 in
7-Days ET: 0.52 in
7-Day:  2.596 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 2.596 in
October:  0.49 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.49 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: 07-Oct-2026 @ 4:37 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 7 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 7 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 83°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. Unusually hot. High 84°. UV index up to 3. Wind northeast around 5 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 55°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. Mild. Low 59°. Wind northeast near calm in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

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

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Clear
Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 80°F Lo 63°F Hi 85°F Lo 68°F Hi 85°F Lo 65°F Hi 83°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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