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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-May-2026 @ 7:32 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.9°F than last hour.

90.6°F

Heat Index:  90.7°F
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High Today
95.0°F
5:56 PM
Low Today
61.9°F
5:08 AM
Yest High
84.7°F
3:11 PM
Yest Low
61.2°F
5:21 AM
Sta* High
93.4°F
2017
Sta* Low
35.9°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
93°F
1944
Rec** Low
31°F
1907
Avg** High
75°F
Avg** Low
51°F
** Records from NOAA
Official Record High
Station Record High
Dusk Dusk

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
2.1

Gusting to:
3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Lo 60°F Hi 90°F Lo 61°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 61.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 2:44 PM: 65.5°F
Low 5:08 PM: 47.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 72.1°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
1.97 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 1.97 in for the month 1.97 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
6.80 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 3.49 in for the year 3.49 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
30-Apr-2026
at 9:08 AM
20 rain days in 2026
0 days in May
14 days since last rain
Current: SW  2.1 mph
1Hr Average: 3.7 mph
Wind Run: 47.84 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 1:46 PM
Month: 33.0 mph 14-May
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 28 min
13 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 55 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 38%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 6:58 AM: 79%
Low 5:08 PM: 23%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.016  inHg/hr 29.544 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 12:48 AM: 29.672 in.
Low 6:46 PM: 29.516 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: 2.9
May: 32.6
2026 to Date: 112.1
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2676.6
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 90.7°F
High 3:29 PM: 96.9°F
Yesterday: 82.7°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

64


Moderate
Density:
1.13 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
1:01 PM
4.2
39 W/m2
20%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:32 PM
1034  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 46.0°F
Sunrise: 6:09am
Sunset: 8:37pm
Moonrise: 5:31 am
Moonset: 7:38 pm
Full Moon: 1-May-2026
New Moon: 3:02 PM CDT
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.26 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.59 in
7-Day:  1.594 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.594 in
May:  2.87 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.87 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: 15-May-2026 @ 7:32 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 15 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of May for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 60°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Light to moderate fog. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Thunderstorms very likely, some severe. Warm. Low 71°. Wind south-southeast around 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming 3 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch.
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Hi 90°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Patchy light fog in the morning. Warm. High 83°. UV index up to 6. Wind east around 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Sunday

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

Monday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 61°F Hi 94°F Lo 63°F Hi 88°F Lo 48°F Hi 67°F Lo 44°F
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