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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Jul-2026 @ 1:05 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.2°F than last hour.

88.5°F

Heat Index:  97.7°F
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High Today
89.6°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
88.4°F
1:03 AM
Yest High
103.5°F
3:10 PM
Yest Low
79.3°F
6:50 AM
Sta* High
103.9°F
2011
Sta* Low
55.3°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
108°F
1930
Rec** Low
50°F
2005
Avg** High
90°F
Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Wind from S Wind:  S
7.3

Gusting to:
8.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Lo 81°F Hi 102°F Lo 76°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 74.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 12:00 AM: 74.9°F
Low 12:47 AM: 74.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 78.6°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
2.97 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 1.01 in for the month 1.01 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
17.16 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 15.06 in for the year 15.06 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
24-Jul-2026
at 8:51 AM
50 rain days in 2026
8 days in July
2 days since last rain
Current: S  7.3 mph
1Hr Average: 4.7 mph
Wind Run: 5.23 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph mph
Today: 17.3 mph 12:17 AM
Month: 20.0 mph 8-Jul
Year: 27.0 mph 29-Jun
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 28 min
49 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 52 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 12 days, 20 hours, 27 minutes in cycle
95%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 63%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 12:41 AM: 63%
Low 12:02 AM: 61%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.001  inHg/hr 29.690 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:32 AM: 29.693 in.
Low 12:00 AM: 29.685 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: 1.0
Jul: 409.8
2026 to Date: 966.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 97.7°F
High 12:00 AM: 99.8°F
Yesterday: 122.8°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

63


Moderate
Density:
1.14 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   4.3 @ 1:11 PM
Jul-27

9.6
Jul-28

9.5
Jul-29

9.4
High Yest:   1004.0 @ 11:59 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 186:53 Hrs
Rise: 6:19am  Set: 8:47pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 56.5°F
Sunrise: 6:19am
Sunset: 8:47pm
Moonrise: 7:25 pm
Moonset: 4:03 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.13 in
7-Days Rain: 0.34 in
7-Days ET: 1.26 in
7-Day:  0.916 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.916 in
July:  3.31 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 3.31 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:1 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Jul-2026 @ 1:05 AM  
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..   10 Historical average only to day 27 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Monday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 81°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 81, with temperatures rising to around 83 overnight. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Breezy and warm. Low 80°. Wind south-southeast around 13 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 102°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 111. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny. A chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely, some possibly severe. Very hot. High 104°. Heat index up to 116°. UV index up to 8. Wind south-southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the morning, becoming 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly 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
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Lo 76°F Hi 92°F Lo 72°F Hi 93°F Lo 73°F Hi 91°F Lo 71°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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