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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
120°F at Laughlin Bullhead Intl Ap, AZ
Low Temp
40°F at Burns Municipal Airport, OR
Precipitation
2.68in at Fort Bragg Simmons, NC
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Saturday,
July 25, 2026
High Temp
109°F at Valentine Miller Field Ap, NE
109°F at Oneill Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
64°F at Kimball Municipal Ap Robert E Arraj Field, NE
Precipitation
0.27in at Echo (pine Bluffs), NE
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Extreme Heat Warning EXTREME HEAT WARNING - Butler Co.  - Cass Co.  - Gage Co.  - Johnson Co.  - Lancaster Co.  - Otoe Co.  - Saline Co.  - Saunders Co.  - Seward Co.
Heat Advisory HEAT ADVISORY - Butler Co.  - Cass Co.  - Gage Co.  - Johnson Co.  - Lancaster Co.  - Otoe Co.  - Saline Co.  - Saunders Co.  - Seward Co.
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 26-Jul-2026 @ 2:45 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.8°F than last hour.

102.1°F

Heat Index:  116.8°F
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High Today
102.7°F
2:29 PM 		Low Today
79.3°F
6:50 AM
Yest High
103.8°F
3:41 PM 		Yest Low
72.1°F
6:00 AM
Sta* High
101.3°F
2023 		Sta* Low
59.9°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
109°F
1936 		Rec** Low
49°F
2004
Avg** High
90°F
 Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record High
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
7.0
Gusting to:
 4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 103°F Lo 79°F Hi 101°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2.8°F since last hour. 74.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2.8°F since last hour. 2.8°F
High 12:14 PM: 80.5°F
Low 2:26 PM: 74.7°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 82.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.34 in
Jul Rain: 1.96 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10 		2.93 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.97 in for the month 0.97 in
Jul Avg: 3.14 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.18 in for the month 1.18 in
Season:1 2.100 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		17.12 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 15.02 in for the year 15.02 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		24-Jul-2026
at 8:51 AM
50 rain days in 2026
8 days in July
1 day since last rain
Current: ESE  7.0 mph
1Hr Average: 5.0 mph
Wind Run: 31.05 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 2:43 PM
Month: 20.0 mph 8-Jul
Year: 27.0 mph 29-Jun
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 30 min
41 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 50 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 12 days, 10 hours, 18 minutes in cycle
93%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 42%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 6:36 AM: 91%
Low 2:25 PM: 42%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.012 inHg/hr 29.730 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:59 AM: 29.835 in.
Low 2:42 PM: 29.727 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: 11.4
Jul: 394.0
2026 to Date: 950.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 116.8°F
High 12:14 PM: 122.8°F
Yesterday: 123.6°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
62

Moderate
Density:
1.11 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.8
Sunburn in
29 Minutes 		Highest:
1:11 PM
4.3
772 W/m2
84%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
11:59 AM
 1004  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 56.4°F
Sunrise: 6:18am
Sunset: 8:48pm
Moonrise: 6:32 pm
Moonset: 3:06 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.29 in
7-Days Rain: 0.34 in
7-Days ET: 1.19 in
7-Day: 0.845 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.845 in
July: 3 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 3 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 26-Jul-2026 @ 2:45 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 26 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 26 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 103°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 113. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Very hot. High 103°. Heat index up to 120°. UV index up to 8. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 79°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 79, with temperatures rising to around 81 overnight. Heat index values as high as 110. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Warm. Low 82°. Wind south-southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the evening, becoming south-southeast after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 101°F Lo 77°F Hi 93°F Lo 73°F Hi 93°F Lo 74°F Hi 90°F
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