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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Mar-2026 @ 1:40 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

24.6°F

Wind Chill:  19.5°F
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High Today
24.6°F
1:39 PM
Low Today
9.1°F
7:53 AM
Yest High
55.8°F
12:00 AM
Yest Low
14.6°F
11:56 PM
Sta* High
89.5°F
2015
Sta* Low
21.7°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
90°F
2015
Rec** Low
-4°F
1900
Avg** High
54°F
Avg** Low
29°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record Low
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
4.8

Gusting to:
4.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Hi 30°F Lo 11°F Hi 47°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.3°F since last hour. 9.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.3°F since last hour. 1.3°F
High 1:29 PM: 9.8°F
Low 4:27 AM: 0.1°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 20.8°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.06 in
Mar Precip: 0.47 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.68 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.21 in for the month 0.21 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.94 in for the month 0.94 in
Season:1 1.490 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.68 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.19 in for the year 0.19 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
15-Mar-2026
at 2:33 PM
9 precip days in 2026
4 days in March
1 day since last precip
Current: NNW  4.8 mph
1Hr Average: 6.0 mph
Wind Run: 82.30 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 25.3 mph 1:05 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 58 min
31 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 44 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 27 days, 6 hours, 50 minutes in cycle
5%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 51%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 7:51 AM: 71%
Low 1:18 PM: 49%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.02  inHg/hr 30.358 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 11:04 AM: 30.404 in.
Low 4:37 AM: 30.300 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: 29.6
Mar: 310.5
2026 to Date: 2170.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 19.5°F
Low 5:27 AM: -9.5°F
Yesterday: -1.5°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

52


Moderate
Density:
1.33 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.4
Sunburn in
47 Minutes
Highest:
12:52 PM
2.6
547 W/m2
65%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:00 PM
745  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 35.8°F
Sunrise: 7:36am
Sunset: 7:34pm
Moonrise: 6:28 am
Moonset: 5:06 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 8:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.06 in
7-Days ET: 0.81 in
7-Day:  0.747 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.747 in
March:  0.86 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.86 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:5 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Mar-2026 @ 1:40 PM  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow Melted as Precipitation in Heated Raingauge.   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 16 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 30°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 30. North northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. Breezy and very cold. High 28°. Wind chill ranging from 8 to 16. UV index up to 4. Wind northwest around 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 11°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 11, with temperatures rising to around 13 overnight. North northeast wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 13°. Wind north-northwest around 8 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast around 2 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Light Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 47°F Lo 35°F Hi 73°F Lo 46°F Hi 78°F Lo 50°F Hi 86°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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