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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-May-2026 @ 4:10 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: No Change

88.1°F

Heat Index:  87.5°F
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High Today
89.4°F
2:26 PM
Low Today
61.9°F
5:57 AM
Yest High
90.2°F
2:29 PM
Yest Low
63.3°F
6:39 AM
Sta* High
99.9°F
2018
Sta* Low
47.5°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
97°F
2018
Rec** Low
36°F
1907
Avg** High
79°F
Avg** Low
56°F
** Records from NOAA
Mainly cloudy, Dry Mainly cloudy, Dry

Wind from S Wind:  S
2.2

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 90°F Lo 64°F Hi 87°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 59.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 1.5°F
High 11:24 AM: 66.6°F
Low 5:04 AM: 54.2°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 70.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.36 in
May Rain: 3.30 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
4.03 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.73 in for the month 0.73 in
May Avg: 4.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.21 in for the month 1.21 in
Season:1 6.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11
8.86 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 2.25 in for the year 2.25 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
22-May-2026
at 11:27 AM
25 rain days in 2026
5 days in May
4 days since last rain
Current: S  2.2 mph
1Hr Average: 4.2 mph
Wind Run: 19.99 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 13.0 mph 3:40 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 48 min
17 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 26 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes in cycle
89%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 38%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 6:44 AM: 84%
Low 2:35 PM: 37%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.012  inHg/hr 29.922 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:43 AM: 29.984 in.
Low 12:42 AM: 29.875 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: 3.1
May: 102.3
2026 to Date: 182.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 87.5°F
High 2:49 PM: 89.8°F
Yesterday: 89.2°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

77


Moderate
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.5
Sunburn in
45 Minutes
Highest:
1:31 PM
4.6
485 W/m2
61%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:06 PM
916  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 47.7°F
Sunrise: 6:00am
Sunset: 8:48pm
Moonrise: 5:41 pm
Moonset: 3:38 am
Full Moon: 31-May-2026
New Moon: 9:55 PM CDT
14-Jun-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.26 in
7-Days Rain: 0.36 in
7-Days ET: 1.39 in
7-Day:  1.034 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.034 in
May:  1.79 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.79 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: 27-May-2026 @ 4:10 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 27 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of May for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 90°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Hot. High 90°. Heat index up to 96°. UV index up to 7. Wind southeast around 7 mph, gusting to 18 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 64°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East southeast wind 1 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 70°. Wind southeast around 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Sunday

Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 87°F Lo 64°F Hi 84°F Lo 63°F Hi 83°F Lo 62°F Hi 84°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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