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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 14-Sep-2026 @ 1:25 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.9°F than last hour.

75.8°F

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High Today
75.9°F
1:14 PM
Low Today
58.6°F
2:58 AM
Yest High
65.6°F
2:50 PM
Yest Low
60.6°F
11:29 PM
Sta* High
95.0°F
2017
Sta* Low
42.7°F
2011
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
99°F
1939
Rec** Low
34°F
1890
Avg** High
81°F
Avg** Low
55°F
** Records from NOAA
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
5.3

Gusting to:
4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.63 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms then Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Hi 89°F Lo 62°F Hi 71°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.5°F since last hour. 66.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.5°F since last hour. 2.5°F
High 1:24 PM: 66.5°F
Low 12:00 AM: 54.4°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 69.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.63 in
Storm Rain: 0.63 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.83 in
Sep Rain: 1.46 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10
1.60 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.14 in for the month 0.14 in
Sep Avg: 2.78 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.32 in for the month 1.32 in
Season:1 10.490 in
YTD
  Avg:11
21.99 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 11.5 in for the year 11.50 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
14-Sep-2026
at 8:14 AM
69 rain days in 2026
5 days in September
0 days since last rain
Current: SSE  5.3 mph
1Hr Average: 6.7 mph
Wind Run: 81.06 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 24.2 mph 8:58 AM
Month: 24.0 mph 14-Sep
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 31 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 40 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 15 hours, 1 minutes in cycle
13%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 72%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 6:54 AM: 95%
Low 11:56 AM: 71%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.033  inHg/hr 29.791 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:11 AM: 30.056 in.
Low 1:20 PM: 29.789 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
Sep: 199.7
2026 to Date: 1633.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2718.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 77.2°F
High 1:14 PM: 75.9°F
Yesterday: 65.6°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

26


Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.6
Sunburn in
70 Minutes
Highest:
1:11 PM
3.8
221 W/m2
32%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:52 AM
726  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 60.7°F
Sunrise: 7:06am
Sunset: 7:38pm
Moonrise: 10:58 am
Moonset: 8:31 pm
Full Moon: 26-Sep-2026
New Moon: 10:51 AM CDT
10-Oct-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.13 in
7-Days Rain: 0.83 in
7-Days ET: 0.98 in
7-Day:  0.154 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.154 in
September:  0.81 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.81 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:19 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 14-Sep-2026 @ 1:25 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 14 of just the month of September for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 14 of September for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Hi 89°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. South wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Windy and warm. High 84°. UV index up to 4. Wind south around 17 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms then Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 62°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Rain likely. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Low 66°. Wind southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the evening, becoming north-northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

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

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 71°F Lo 60°F Hi 78°F Lo 65°F Hi 86°F Lo 68°F Hi 88°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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