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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
102°F at Zapata County Airport, TX
Low Temp
27°F at Bridgeport Sonora Junction, CA
Precipitation
6.15in at Lincoln Airport, NE
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Wednesday,
September 30, 2026
High Temp
79°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
43°F at Alliance Municipal Airport Asos, NE
Precipitation
6.15in at Lincoln Airport, NE
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Data from NWS CPC

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Local Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 45 min 26 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 41 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Oct-2026 @ 4:30 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.3°F than last hour.

65.0°F

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High Today
69.3°F
12:20 PM 		Low Today
62.7°F
9:49 AM
Yest High
72.4°F
3:11 PM 		Yest Low
66.7°F
11:56 PM
Rec** High
94°F
2006 		Rec** Low
27°F
1985
Avg** High
74°F
 Avg** Low
48°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
2.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.03 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 69°F Lo 48°F Hi 63°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3.1°F since last hour. 53.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3.1°F since last hour. 3.1°F
High 5:26 AM: 66.9°F
Low 4:27 PM: 53.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 58.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.03 in
Storm Rain: 3.26 in
Yesterday: 3.09 in
Last 7 Days: 5.39 in
Oct Rain: 0.03 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10 		0.16 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.13 in for the month 0.13 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 		23.65 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 6.04 in for the year 6.04 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		1-Oct-2026
at 12:17 AM
79 rain days in 2026
1 day in October
0 days since last rain
Current: WNW  2.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.1 mph
Wind Run: 15.99 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 14.0 mph 12:29 PM
Month: 14.0 mph 1-Oct
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 45 min
26 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 41 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes in cycle
69%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 9% since last hour. 67%
Last Hour: Decreased 9% since last hour. 9%
High 4:04 AM: 97%
Low 4:27 PM: 67%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.015 inHg/hr 30.025 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 4:29 PM: 30.025 in.
Low 12:16 AM: 29.692 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: 0.8
Oct: 0.8
2026 to Date: 1697.9
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2726.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 65.0°F
High 12:20 PM: 69.3°F
Yesterday: 72.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
40

Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.9
Sunburn in
124 Minutes 		Highest:
11:58 AM
2.3
188 W/m2
77%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
11:59 AM
 519  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 61.1°F
Sunrise: 7:23am
Sunset: 7:09pm
Moonrise: 9:22 pm
Moonset: 1:14 pm
Full Moon: 26-Sep-2026
New Moon: 10:51 AM CDT
10-Oct-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 5.39 in
7-Days ET: 0.38 in
7-Day: 5.012 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 5.012 in
October: 0.03 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.03 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:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Oct-2026 @ 4:30 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 1 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 69°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. A chance of rain. High 69°. UV index up to 2. Wind north around 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 48°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 48°. Wind north around 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

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

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

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

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 63°F Lo 46°F Hi 69°F Lo 54°F Hi 69°F Lo 48°F Hi 68°F
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