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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-Apr-2026 @ 1:50 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3.5°F than last hour.

84.3°F

Heat Index:  85.1°F
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High Today
84.5°F
1:28 PM
Low Today
66.6°F
6:17 AM
Yest High
77.2°F
6:01 PM
Yest Low
65.8°F
4:43 AM
Sta* High
88.8°F
2024
Sta* Low
24.1°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
89°F
1936
Rec** Low
15°F
1950
Avg** High
64°F
Avg** Low
38°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
6.6

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 88°F Lo 53°F Hi 84°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 63.1°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 9:29 AM: 65.9°F
Low 1:45 PM: 62.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 70.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.32 in
Apr Rain: 1.08 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.66 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.43 in for the month 1.43 in
Season:1 2.570 in
YTD
  Avg:11
3.02 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.45 in for the year 0.45 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
11-Apr-2026
at 7:46 AM
14 rain days in 2026
5 days in April
1 day since last rain
Current: WSW  6.6 mph
1Hr Average: 7.0 mph
Wind Run: 92.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 25.3 mph 1:28 PM
Month: 29.0 mph 8-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 13 min
51 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 37 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
15%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 8% since last hour. 49%
Last Hour: Decreased 8% since last hour. 8%
High 6:01 AM: 90%
Low 1:28 PM: 48%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.02  inHg/hr 29.580 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:50 AM: 29.683 in.
Low 1:48 PM: 29.578 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: 2.5
Apr: 7.6
2026 to Date: 37.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2516.2
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 85.1°F
High 1:22 PM: 85.7°F
Yesterday: 77.2°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

24


Good
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
4.4
Sunburn in
25 Minutes
Highest:
1:49 PM
4.4
918 W/m2
97%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:49 PM
918  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 40.8°F
Sunrise: 6:50am
Sunset: 8:04pm
Moonrise: 4:53 am
Moonset: 3:54 pm
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.21 in
7-Days Rain: 0.32 in
7-Days ET: 0.93 in
7-Day:  0.613 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.613 in
April:  0.18 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.18 in
Season Countdown
Summer
Begins:
3:24 AM CDT
21-Jun-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: 13-Apr-2026 @ 1:50 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 13 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 88°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Breezy and unusually hot. High 89°. UV index up to 6. Wind south-southwest around 16 mph, gusting to 26 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 53°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southwest wind 3 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. Low 53°. Wind south-southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the evening, becoming near calm after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

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

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 84°F Lo 56°F Hi 79°F Lo 49°F Hi 84°F Lo 63°F Hi 79°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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