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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 06-Mar-2026 @ 6:12 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 2.5°F than last hour.

37.7°F

Wind Chill:  34.7°F
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High Today
73.8°F
1:05 PM
Low Today
37.7°F
6:11 PM
Yest High
63.8°F
3:53 PM
Yest Low
42.3°F
7:25 AM
Sta* High
77.5°F
2017
Sta* Low
8.5°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
80°F
1972
Rec** Low
-11°F
1888
Avg** High
49°F
Avg** Low
25°F
** Records from NOAA
Dusk Dusk

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
6.8

Gusting to:
4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.02 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Showers And TStorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 73°F Lo 31°F Hi 53°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.6°F since last hour. 34.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.6°F since last hour. 1.6°F
High 12:49 PM: 62.5°F
Low 6:04 PM: 34.4°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 36.5°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.02 in
Storm Precip: 0.12 in
Yesterday: 0.10 in
Last 7 Days: 0.10 in
Mar Precip: 0.12 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.10 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.02 in for the month 0.02 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.29 in for the month 1.29 in
Season:1 1.140 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.10 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.04 in for the year 0.04 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
6-Mar-2026
at 2:58 PM
6 precip days in 2026
2 days in March
0 days since last precip
Current: NNW  6.8 mph
1Hr Average: 4.3 mph
Wind Run: 70.25 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 10:40 AM
Month: 24.0 mph 5-Mar
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 31 min
20 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 42 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 17 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes in cycle
88%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 3% since last hour. 88%
Last Hour: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 3:01 AM: 95%
Low 1:25 PM: 57%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.033  inHg/hr 29.763 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 6:11 PM: 29.763 in.
Low 5:21 AM: 29.601 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Heating Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.2
Mar: 122.5
2026 to Date: 1982.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 34.7°F
Low 6:11 PM: 30.4°F
Yesterday: 37.9°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

23


Good
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
1:02 PM
3.2
0 W/m2
0%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:29 AM
759  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 34.3°F
Sunrise: 6:52am
Sunset: 6:23pm
Moonrise: 10:11 pm
Moonset: 8:27 am
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 7:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.09 in
7-Days Rain: 0.10 in
7-Days ET: 0.28 in
7-Day:  0.183 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.183 in
March:  0.08 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.08 in
Season Countdown
Spring
Begins:
9:46 AM CDT
20-Mar-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:18 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 06-Mar-2026 @ 6:12 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 6 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 6 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely

Hi 73°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Breezy. Low 36°. Wind north-northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 21 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch.
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Showers And TStorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 31°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of rain between 11pm and midnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Breezy. High 54°. UV index up to 4. Wind northwest around 13 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the morning, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

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

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

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

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 53°F Lo 36°F Hi 68°F Lo 44°F Hi 72°F Lo 41°F Hi 64°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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