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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Sep-2026 @ 11:25 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 1.1°F than last hour.

83.1°F

Heat Index:  85.4°F
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High Today
98.7°F
5:12 PM
Low Today
75.8°F
7:08 AM
Yest High
96.0°F
4:03 PM
Yest Low
74.5°F
4:06 AM
Rec** High
106°F
1922
Rec** Low
42°F
1949
Avg** High
85°F
Avg** Low
60°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Dry, Cloudy with clear patches Night time, Dry, Cloudy with clear patches

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
3.5

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

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 77°F Hi 98°F Lo 78°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 66.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 3:40 PM: 74.3°F
Low 7:49 AM: 63.8°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: 0.05 in
Sep Rain: 0.00 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10
0.19 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Sep Avg: 2.78 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.78 in for the month 2.78 in
Season:1 9.030 in
YTD
  Avg:11
20.58 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 11.55 in for the year 11.55 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
28-Aug-2026
at 3:11 AM
65 rain days in 2026
0 days in September
3 days since last rain
Current: SSE  3.5 mph
1Hr Average: 1.8 mph
Wind Run: 47.48 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph mph
Today: 16.1 mph 4:07 PM
Month: 16.0 mph 1-Sep
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 5 min
20 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 35 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 11 hours, 8 minutes in cycle
73%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 57%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 12:17 AM: 78%
Low 5:19 PM: 38%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.002  inHg/hr 29.797 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:20 AM: 29.866 in.
Low 7:55 PM: 29.748 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: 15.4
Sep: 15.4
2026 to Date: 1448.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 85.4°F
High 3:40 PM: 109.3°F
Yesterday: 106.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Data Not
Available


Data Not Available
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   3.7 @ 1:39 PM
Sep-02

7.8
Sep-03

7.6
Sep-04

7.2
High Today:  
745 W/m2 @ 1:07 PM
Sun Hours Today:
11:05
   This Month: 11:05 Hrs
Rise: 6:54am  Set: 7:59pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 59.7°F
Sunrise: 6:54am
Sunset: 7:59pm
Moonrise: 10:01 pm
Moonset: 12:58 pm
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 10:28 PM CDT
10-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.21 in
7-Days Rain: 0.05 in
7-Days ET: 1.05 in
7-Day:  1.005 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.005 in
September: No Change 0 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:13 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Sep-2026 @ 11:25 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..   10 Historical average only to day 1 of just the month of September for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of September for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Wednesday
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 77°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 77, with temperatures rising to around 80 overnight. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Breezy and warm. Low 77°. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Wednesday

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

Hi 98°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and noon. Mostly sunny. High near 98, with temperatures falling to around 96 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Very hot. High 99°. UV index up to 5. Wind south around 9 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Lo 78°F Hi 98°F Lo 78°F Hi 98°F Lo 77°F Hi 98°F Lo 75°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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