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USA
High Temp
111°F at Las Vegas Nellis Afb, NV
111°F at Palm Springs Asos, CA
Low Temp
34°F at Chillicothe, OH
Precipitation
8.16in at Galesburg Municipal Ap, IL
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Tuesday,
July 28, 2026
High Temp
97°F at Offutt Afb Bellevue, NE
97°F at Norfolk Karl Stefan Memorial Ap, NE
97°F at Scottsbluff W B Heilig Field Ap, NE
97°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
63°F at Alliance Municipal Airport Asos, NE
Precipitation
1.46in at Lincoln Airport, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 24 min 60 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 56 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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Updated: 29-Jul-2026 @ 1:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3.8°F than last hour.

84.3°F

Heat Index:  92.0°F
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High Today
84.3°F
1:04 PM 		Low Today
76.5°F
6:20 AM
Yest High
97.1°F
4:07 PM 		Yest Low
72.7°F
3:46 AM
Sta* High
101.5°F
2012 		Sta* Low
53.6°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
105°F
1917 		Rec** Low
49°F
1994
Avg** High
89°F
 Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
4.8
Gusting to:
 6.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 90°F Lo 71°F Hi 87°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1°F since last hour. 75.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 1:01 PM: 76.1°F
Low 10:50 AM: 73.1°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 77.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 1.94 in
Last 7 Days: 2.17 in
Jul Rain: 3.90 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10 		3.07 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.83 in for the month 0.83 in
Jul Avg: 3.14 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.76 in for the month 0.76 in
Season:1 4.040 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		17.26 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 13.22 in for the year 13.22 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		28-Jul-2026
at 8:52 AM
51 rain days in 2026
9 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: SE  4.8 mph
1Hr Average: 3.0 mph
Wind Run: 34.06 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 11:40 AM
Month: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 24 min
60 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 56 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
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Full Moon
Full Moon, 15 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 7% since last hour. 74%
Last Hour: Decreased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 6:25 AM: 91%
Low 1:02 PM: 74%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.031 inHg/hr 29.869 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 9:19 AM: 29.895 in.
Low 4:53 AM: 29.813 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: 7.8
Jul: 463.3
2026 to Date: 1020.2
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 92.0°F
High 1:01 PM: 93.1°F
Yesterday: 110.2°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
60

Moderate
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
4.1
Sunburn in
27 Minutes 		Highest:
1:03 PM
5.0
969 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
12:58 PM
 1005  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 56.8°F
Sunrise: 6:21am
Sunset: 8:46pm
Moonrise: 8:41 pm
Moonset: 6:10 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.10 in
7-Days Rain: 2.17 in
7-Days ET: 1.38 in
7-Day: 0.792 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.792 in
July: 1.94 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.94 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
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ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 29-Jul-2026 @ 1:05 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 29 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Hi 90°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 89°. Heat index up to 95°. UV index up to 7. Wind south-southeast around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 71°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 71, with temperatures rising to around 73 overnight. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Low 74°. Wind south-southeast around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Friday

Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

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

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 87°F Lo 70°F Hi 83°F Lo 64°F Hi 84°F Lo 64°F Hi 87°F
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