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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-Aug-2026 @ 11:27 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 4.3°F than last hour.

84.6°F

Heat Index:  92.0°F
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High Today
84.7°F
11:24 AM
Low Today
71.6°F
7:57 AM
Yest High
94.6°F
3:22 PM
Yest Low
75.4°F
8:11 AM
Sta* High
98.4°F
2010
Sta* Low
55.9°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
108°F
1936
Rec** Low
49°F
2004
Avg** High
88°F
Avg** Low
65°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from ENE Wind:  ENE
3.9

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.14 in
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday

Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 91°F Lo 71°F Hi 89°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 73.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 12:03 AM: 76.4°F
Low 7:01 AM: 69.3°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 77.1°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.14 in
Storm Rain: 0.14 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.01 in
Aug Rain: 1.09 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
1.14 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.05 in for the month 0.05 in
Aug Avg: 2.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.82 in for the month 1.82 in
Season:1 6.050 in
YTD
  Avg:11
18.56 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 12.51 in for the year 12.51 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
13-Aug-2026
at 7:50 AM
55 rain days in 2026
4 days in August
0 days since last rain
Current: ENE  3.9 mph
1Hr Average: 3.6 mph
Wind Run: 40.88 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 17.3 mph 3:42 AM
Month: 26.0 mph 12-Aug
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 52 min
33 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 20 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 0 days, 23 hours, 22 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 8% since last hour. 70%
Last Hour: Decreased 8% since last hour. 8%
High 7:24 AM: 93%
Low 11:23 AM: 70%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.01  inHg/hr 29.740 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:33 AM: 29.777 in.
Low 3:21 AM: 29.618 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: 5.9
Aug: 157.0
2026 to Date: 1208.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 92.0°F
High 11:22 AM: 92.9°F
Yesterday: 109.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

40


Good
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.9
Sunburn in
39 Minutes
Highest:
11:26 AM
2.9
650 W/m2
90%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:26 AM
650  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 58.2°F
Sunrise: 6:35am
Sunset: 8:28pm
Moonrise: 7:32 am
Moonset: 8:31 pm
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 10:28 PM CDT
10-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.10 in
7-Days Rain: 0.01 in
7-Days ET: 1.21 in
7-Day:  1.203 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.203 in
August:  0.91 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.91 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-Aug-2026 @ 11:27 AM  
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 13 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 91°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Hot. High 91°. Heat index up to 99°. UV index up to 7. Wind east-northeast around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 71°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 71, with temperatures rising to around 73 overnight. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. Patchy light fog after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Thunderstorms very likely, some severe. Low 74°. Wind east-northeast around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

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

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 89°F Lo 72°F Hi 89°F Lo 70°F Hi 81°F Lo 66°F Hi 80°F
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