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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-May-2026 @ 12:12 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2°F than last hour.

79.2°F

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High Today
79.2°F
11:58 AM
Low Today
45.9°F
6:37 AM
Yest High
86.3°F
2:27 PM
Yest Low
62.9°F
11:59 PM
Sta* High
88.9°F
2025
Sta* Low
42.7°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
96°F
1940
Rec** Low
27°F
1997
Avg** High
74°F
Avg** Low
50°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
2.2

Gusting to:
2.0 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 56°F Hi 84°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2.6°F since last hour. 38.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2.6°F since last hour. 2.6°F
High 7:38 AM: 47.0°F
Low 12:08 PM: 35.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 58.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
May Rain: 0.00 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
1.87 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 1.87 in for the month 1.87 in
May Avg: 4.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 4.51 in for the month 4.51 in
Season:1 3.310 in
YTD
  Avg:11
6.70 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 3.39 in for the year 3.39 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
30-Apr-2026
at 9:08 AM
20 rain days in 2026
0 days in May
12 days since last rain
Current: NNE  2.2 mph
1Hr Average: 1.4 mph
Wind Run: 4.48 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 8.1 mph 9:22 AM
Month: 24.0 mph 12-May
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 24 min
21 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 1 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes in cycle
12%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 23%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 7:07 AM: 85%
Low 12:07 PM: 21%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.011  inHg/hr 30.154 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:13 AM: 30.177 in.
Low 12:00 AM: 30.091 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: 0.0
May: 19.2
2026 to Date: 98.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2681.1
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 78.1°F
High 11:58 AM: 79.2°F
Yesterday: 83.2°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

55


Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.9
Sunburn in
29 Minutes
Highest:
12:09 PM
3.9
838 W/m2
89%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:10 PM
838  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 45.5°F
Sunrise: 6:11am
Sunset: 8:35pm
Moonrise: 4:02 am
Moonset: 5:01 pm
Full Moon: 1-May-2026
New Moon: 3:02 PM CDT
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.16 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.47 in
7-Day:  1.465 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.465 in
May:  2.35 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.35 in
Season Countdown
Summer
Begins:
3:24 AM CDT
21-Jun-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-May-2026 @ 12:12 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 13 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of May for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 83°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Warm. High 82°. UV index up to 8. Wind east-southeast around 5 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 56°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 58°. Wind southeast around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming 13 mph, gusting to 19 mph, after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

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

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 84°F Lo 58°F Hi 94°F Lo 60°F Hi 89°F Lo 61°F Hi 92°F
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