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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 28-Jul-2026 @ 3:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.4°F than last hour.

95.0°F

Heat Index:  103.4°F
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High Today
95.1°F
3:02 PM
Low Today
72.7°F
3:46 AM
Yest High
103.2°F
2:01 PM
Yest Low
82.4°F
6:48 AM
Sta* High
105.6°F
2023
Sta* Low
50.1°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
106°F
1940
Rec** Low
47°F
1994
Avg** High
89°F
Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
3.0

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

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 92°F Lo 72°F Hi 92°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 72.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 12:00 AM: 78.9°F
Low 2:54 AM: 70.3°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 79.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 1.94 in
Storm Rain: 1.94 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.34 in
Jul Rain: 3.90 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10
2.99 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.91 in for the month 0.91 in
Jul Avg: 3.14 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.76 in for the month 0.76 in
Season:1 4.040 in
YTD
  Avg:11
17.18 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 13.14 in for the year 13.14 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
28-Jul-2026
at 8:52 AM
50 rain days in 2026
9 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: SE  3.0 mph
1Hr Average: 3.2 mph
Wind Run: 30.94 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 30.0 mph 2:30 AM
Month: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 26 min
56 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 53 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 14 days, 10 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
99%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 5:47 AM: 95%
Low 3:03 PM: 47%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.009  inHg/hr 29.811 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:37 AM: 29.840 in.
Low 12:37 AM: 29.716 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: 9.4
Jul: 444.7
2026 to Date: 1001.5
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 103.4°F
High 1:33 PM: 106.8°F
Yesterday: 119.7°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

71


Moderate
Density:
1.13 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
4.0
Sunburn in
28 Minutes
Highest:
1:37 PM
4.6
747 W/m2
84%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:32 PM
849  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 56.7°F
Sunrise: 6:20am
Sunset: 8:47pm
Moonrise: 8:06 pm
Moonset: 5:05 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.25 in
7-Days Rain: 0.34 in
7-Days ET: 1.35 in
7-Day:  1.014 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.014 in
July:  1.69 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.69 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: 28-Jul-2026 @ 3:05 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 28 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 92°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Hot. High 95°. Heat index up to 105°. UV index up to 7. Wind east around 5 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Tonight

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

Lo 72°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 72, with temperatures rising to around 74 overnight. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely, some possibly severe. Low 73°. Wind east around 6 mph in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
Showers And TStorms then Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 92°F Lo 72°F Hi 88°F Lo 71°F Hi 86°F Lo 65°F Hi 85°F
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