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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 09-Oct-2026 @ 4:39 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.4°F than last hour.

90.6°F

Heat Index:  89.0°F
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High Today
92.7°F
3:00 PM
Low Today
64.9°F
7:27 AM
Yest High
86.9°F
3:29 PM
Yest Low
49.4°F
7:42 AM
Sta* High
87.9°F
2020
Sta* Low
36.5°F
2012
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
90°F
1921
Rec** Low
18°F
2000
Avg** High
70°F
Avg** Low
44°F
** Records from NOAA
Official Record High
Station Record High
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
7.0

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

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 92°F Lo 66°F Hi 90°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.5°F since last hour. 56.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.5°F since last hour. 1.5°F
High 12:28 PM: 63.2°F
Low 3:26 PM: 54.1°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 69.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Oct Rain: 0.03 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
0.84 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.81 in for the month 0.81 in
Oct Avg: 1.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.88 in for the month 1.88 in
Season:1 17.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11
24.33 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 6.72 in for the year 6.72 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
1-Oct-2026
at 12:17 AM
80 rain days in 2026
1 day in October
7 days since last rain
Current: SW  7.0 mph
1Hr Average: 5.9 mph
Wind Run: 61.01 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 17.3 mph 3:22 PM
Month: 17.0 mph 9-Oct
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 24 min
6 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 3% since last hour. 32%
Last Hour: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 6:52 AM: 73%
Low 3:26 PM: 28%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.003  inHg/hr 29.782 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:31 AM: 29.884 in.
Low 4:24 PM: 29.781 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: 4.0
Oct: 18.4
2026 to Date: 1715.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2740.9
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 89.0°F
High 3:00 PM: 91.9°F
Yesterday: 87.5°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

67


Moderate
Density:
1.14 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.3
Sunburn in
86 Minutes
Highest:
1:30 PM
2.3
320 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI
High Today:
12:48 PM
619  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 61.3°F
Sunrise: 7:32am
Sunset: 6:56pm
Moonrise: 6:26 am
Moonset: 6:09 pm
Full Moon: 26-Sep-2026
New Moon: 10:51 AM CDT
10-Oct-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.19 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.66 in
7-Day:  0.657 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.657 in
October:  0.66 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.66 in
Season Countdown
Winter
Begins:
2:50 PM CST
21-Dec-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:4.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 09-Oct-2026 @ 4:39 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 9 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 92°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Exceptionally hot. High 91°. Heat index up to 103°. UV index up to 3. Wind southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Lo 66°F
NWS forecast: Clear. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Breezy and mild. Low 62°. Wind south around 13 mph, gusting to 18 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Clear then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 90°F Lo 66°F Hi 88°F Lo 68°F Hi 86°F Lo 58°F Hi 74°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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