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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Aug-2026 @ 2:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.7°F than last hour.

78.4°F

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High Today
79.7°F
12:57 PM
Low Today
68.8°F
8:23 AM
Yest High
89.6°F
3:20 PM
Yest Low
75.0°F
7:12 AM
Sta* High
97.2°F
2025
Sta* Low
56.5°F
2012
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
107°F
1983
Rec** Low
49°F
1897
Avg** High
87°F
Avg** Low
64°F
** Records from NOAA
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry

Wind from NW Wind:  NW
1.1

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.50 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 81°F Lo 63°F Hi 87°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 69.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 0.8°F
High 12:00 AM: 73.6°F
Low 7:50 AM: 66.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 72.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.50 in
Storm Rain: 0.90 in
Yesterday: 0.15 in
Last 7 Days: 0.41 in
Aug Rain: 1.85 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
1.61 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.24 in for the month 0.24 in
Aug Avg: 2.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.06 in for the month 1.06 in
Season:1 6.810 in
YTD
  Avg:11
19.03 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 12.22 in for the year 12.22 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
16-Aug-2026
at 8:45 AM
58 rain days in 2026
7 days in August
0 days since last rain
Current: NW  1.1 mph
1Hr Average: 0.2 mph
Wind Run: 7.70 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 13.0 mph 6:07 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 45 min
27 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 23 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
18%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 74%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 9:19 AM: 95%
Low 1:53 PM: 72%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.007  inHg/hr 30.089 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:02 PM: 30.092 in.
Low 8:40 AM: 29.979 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: 5.5
Aug: 200.4
2026 to Date: 1252.1
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 80.6°F
High 12:57 PM: 79.7°F
Yesterday: 101.5°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

25


Good
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.1
Sunburn in
53 Minutes
Highest:
12:50 PM
3.8
338 W/m2
40%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:51 PM
1037  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 58.5°F
Sunrise: 6:38am
Sunset: 8:23pm
Moonrise: 11:03 am
Moonset: 9:44 pm
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 10:28 PM CDT
10-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.41 in
7-Days ET: 1.15 in
7-Day:  0.736 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.736 in
August:  0.5 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.5 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:3 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Aug-2026 @ 2:05 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 16 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 81°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. North wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. High 78°. UV index up to 4. Wind north-northwest around 6 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 63°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. North northwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Relatively cool. Low 63°. Wind north-northwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming near calm after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 87°F Lo 68°F Hi 86°F Lo 66°F Hi 78°F Lo 63°F Hi 81°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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