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USA
High Temp
115°F at Laughlin Bullhead Intl Ap, AZ
Low Temp
39°F at Lakeview Lake County Ap, OR
39°F at Truckee Airport, CA
Precipitation
2.31in at Owensboro Daviess County Regional Ap, KY
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NE
for Sunday,
July 26, 2026
High Temp
111°F at Mccook Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
66°F at Scottsbluff W B Heilig Field Ap, NE
66°F at Echo (pine Bluffs), NE
Precipitation
0.02in at Golf (sidney), NE
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14 hrs 28 min 49 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 52 sec Shorter
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Extreme Heat Warning EXTREME HEAT WARNING - Butler Co.  - Cass Co.  - Gage Co.  - Johnson Co.  - Lancaster Co.  - Otoe Co.  - Saline Co.  - Saunders Co.  - Seward Co.
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Jul-2026 @ 2:40 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.

102.2°F

Heat Index:  117.3°F
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High Today
103.2°F
2:01 PM 		Low Today
82.4°F
6:48 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
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from E Wind:  E
6.3
Gusting to:
 4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 102°F Lo 76°F Hi 92°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.6°F since last hour. 75.5°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.6°F since last hour. 2.6°F
High 2:34 PM: 76.6°F
Low 9:45 AM: 70.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 83.0°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: E  6.3 mph
1Hr Average: 1.9 mph
Wind Run: 50.91 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 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, 13 days, 10 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
97%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 43%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 5:09 AM: 69%
Low 2:03 PM: 40%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.009 inHg/hr 29.679 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:32 AM: 29.693 in.
Low 5:54 AM: 29.643 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: 13.3
Jul: 422.1
2026 to Date: 978.9
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 117.3°F
High 2:34 PM: 119.7°F
Yesterday: 122.8°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
100

Moderate
Density:
1.11 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.6
Sunburn in
31 Minutes 		Highest:
1:32 PM
4.0
763 W/m2
83%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:22 PM
 805  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 56.6°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: 0.35 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:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Jul-2026 @ 2:40 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 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 This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 102°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 112. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. Very hot. High 104°. Heat index up to 123°. UV index up to 7. Wind southwest around 4 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 76°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then patchy smoke between 3am and 4am, then patchy smoke and a slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 76, with temperatures rising to around 78 overnight. Heat index values as high as 115. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Warm. Low 83°. Wind east-southeast around 4 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Smoke 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
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 92°F Lo 72°F Hi 93°F Lo 73°F Hi 91°F Lo 71°F Hi 87°F
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