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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
93°F at Zapata County Airport, TX
Low Temp
-5°F at Cut Bank Airport, MT
Precipitation
2.05in at Blue Canyon Nyack Ap, CA
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Tuesday,
February 17, 2026
High Temp
80°F at Lexington Jim Kelly Field, NE
Low Temp
25°F at Echo (pine Bluffs), NE
Precipitation
0.02in at Lincoln Airport, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

10 hrs 48 min 57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 34 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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Red Flag Warning RED FLAG WARNING - Saunders Co.
Winter Weather Advisory WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - Butler Co.  - Saunders Co.
Regional Radar
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Feb-2026 @ 3:12 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.2°F than last hour.

61.3°F

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High Today
61.7°F
2:35 PM 		Low Today
41.2°F
7:40 AM
Yest High
70.9°F
4:22 PM 		Yest Low
48.2°F
4:13 AM
Sta* High
71.8°F
2016 		Sta* Low
-5.9°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
70°F
1930 		Rec** Low
-17°F
1978
Avg** High
42°F
 Avg** Low
19°F
** Records from NOAA
Mainly cloudy, Dry Mainly cloudy, Dry

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
2.8
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Hi 65°F Lo 33°F Hi 43°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 23.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 3:09 AM: 34.3°F
Low 11:17 AM: 21.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 46.6°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Feb Precip: 0.00 in
Feb to Date
  Avg:10 		0.36 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.36 in for the month 0.36 in
Feb Avg: 0.58 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.58 in for the month 0.58 in
Season:1 0.790 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		0.80 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.01 in for the year 0.01 in
Last Precip
Date/Time: 		29-Jan-2026
at 9:39 AM
3 precip days in 2026
0 days in February
20 days since last precip
Current: WSW  2.8 mph
1Hr Average: 3.7 mph
Wind Run: 60.49 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 16.1 mph 12:49 AM
Month: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
10 hrs 48 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 34 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 1 days, 9 hours, 19 minutes in cycle
2%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 23%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 7:13 AM: 66%
Low 3:05 PM: 22%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.003 inHg/hr 29.573 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:59 AM: 29.637 in.
Low 12:00 AM: 29.403 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Heating Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Wind Chill Air
Today: 8.2
Feb: 370.2
2026 to Date: 1537.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 61.3°F
Low 7:17 AM: 36.4°F
Yesterday: 43.2°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
37

Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.8
Sunburn in
140 Minutes 		Highest:
12:11 PM
2.0
192 W/m2
39%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
12:10 PM
 591  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 33.3°F
Sunrise: 7:16am
Sunset: 6:05pm
Moonrise: 7:51 am
Moonset: 6:24 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 7:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.09 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.47 in
7-Day: 0.472 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.472 in
February: 0.93 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.93 in
Season Countdown
Spring
Begins:		 9:46 AM CDT
20-Mar-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: 18-Feb-2026 @ 3:12 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 18 of just the month of February for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of February for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 65°F 		NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Unusually mild. High 63°. UV index up to 2. Wind west-southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 33°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Low 35°. Wind east-northeast around 3 mph in the evening, becoming 9 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Snow Likely
Snow Likely
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 43°F Lo 18°F Hi 34°F Lo 17°F Hi 39°F Lo 15°F Hi 35°F
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