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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 10-Mar-2026 @ 2:30 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.9°F than last hour.

61.0°F

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High Today
61.3°F
2:25 PM
Low Today
36.1°F
8:08 AM
Yest High
83.1°F
4:49 PM
Yest Low
47.7°F
8:08 AM
Sta* High
83.2°F
2025
Sta* Low
13.9°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
84°F
2025
Rec** Low
-7°F
1984
Avg** High
51°F
Avg** Low
27°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
2.2

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

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Sunny
Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Sunny
Hi 61°F Lo 35°F Hi 51°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 39.5°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 5:07 AM: 42.0°F
Low 8:06 AM: 31.5°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 50.9°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.41 in
Mar Precip: 0.41 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.22 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1 in for the month 1.00 in
Season:1 1.430 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.22 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.21 in for the year 0.21 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
6-Mar-2026
at 8:27 PM
7 precip days in 2026
2 days in March
3 days since last precip
Current: NNW  2.2 mph
1Hr Average: 2.9 mph
Wind Run: 38.12 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 9:46 AM
Month: 24.0 mph 5-Mar
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 42 min
10 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 21 days, 7 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
56%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 45%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 8:02 AM: 84%
Low 2:06 PM: 45%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.012  inHg/hr 29.686 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:26 AM: 29.758 in.
Low 4:05 AM: 29.627 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: 9.1
Mar: 170.2
2026 to Date: 2030.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 60.2°F
Low 8:52 AM: 27.6°F
Yesterday: 45.0°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

31


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.3
Sunburn in
49 Minutes
Highest:
2:01 PM
3.0
731 W/m2
90%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:01 PM
780  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 35.3°F
Sunrise: 7:46am
Sunset: 7:28pm
Moonrise: 2:19 am
Moonset: 11:04 am
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 8:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.10 in
7-Days Rain: 0.41 in
7-Days ET: 0.59 in
7-Day:  0.184 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.184 in
March:  0.26 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.26 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: 10-Mar-2026 @ 2:30 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 10 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 10 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 61°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. Mild. High 65°. UV index up to 3. Wind north around 6 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain

Lo 35°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Low 41°. Wind north around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the evening, becoming 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Sunny
Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 51°F Lo 30°F Hi 69°F Lo 38°F Hi 55°F Lo 38°F Hi 67°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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