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Regional Radar
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-May-2026 @ 10:30 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 5.2°F than last hour.

68.4°F

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High Today
90.5°F
4:58 PM
Low Today
66.9°F
6:53 AM
Yest High
95.0°F
5:56 PM
Yest Low
61.9°F
5:08 AM
Sta* High
95.4°F
2019
Sta* Low
31.4°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
94°F
2019
Rec** Low
30°F
2014
Avg** High
75°F
Avg** Low
51°F
** Records from NOAA
Night time, Stopped raining, Overcast Night time, Stopped raining, Overcast

Wind from ENE Wind:  ENE
5.4

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.09 in
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Showers And TStorms
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Lo 62°F Hi 94°F Lo 60°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 63.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 12:02 PM: 68.0°F
Low 2:19 AM: 46.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 65.3°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.09 in
Rate (/hr): 0.040 in
Storm Rain: 0.09 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
May Rain: 0.09 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
2.09 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 2 in for the month 2.00 in
May Avg: 4.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 4.42 in for the month 4.42 in
Season:1 3.400 in
YTD
  Avg:11
6.92 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 3.52 in for the year 3.52 in
20 rain days in 2026
1 day in May
0 days since last rain
Current: ENE  5.4 mph
1Hr Average: 3.0 mph
Wind Run: 81.82 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 2:43 AM
Month: 33.0 mph 14-May
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 30 min
7 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 54 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

New Moon
New Moon, 0 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 11% since last hour. 84%
Last Hour: Increased 11% since last hour. 11%
High 10:29 PM: 84%
Low 12:00 AM: 39%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.067  inHg/hr 29.627 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 9:25 AM: 29.704 in.
Low 8:47 PM: 29.526 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: 8.5
May: 52.2
2026 to Date: 131.8
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2676.4
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 69.0°F
High 1:16 PM: 92.7°F
Yesterday: 96.9°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

46


Good
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   4.3 @ 12:43 PM
May-17

8.0
May-18

8.1
May-19

8.3
High Today:  
1009 W/m2 @ 2:06 PM
Sun Hours Today:
04:33
   This Month: 104:27 Hrs
Rise: 6:08am  Set: 8:38pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 46.3°F
Sunrise: 6:08am
Sunset: 8:38pm
Moonrise: 6:16 am
Moonset: 9:00 pm
Full Moon: 31-May-2026
New Moon: 9:55 PM CDT
14-Jun-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.22 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.63 in
7-Day:  1.634 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.634 in
May:  3.01 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 3.01 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:4 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-May-2026 @ 10:30 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..   10 Historical average only to day 16 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of May for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Sunday
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Showers And TStorms

Lo 62°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Light to moderate fog in the evening, then patchy light fog after midnight. Rain very likely. Thunderstorms very likely, some severe. Breezy. Low 65°. Wind east-northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the evening, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Precipitation mostly between 1 and 2 inches.
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Hi 94°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms likely, some possibly severe. Windy and hot. High 88°. UV index up to 8. Wind south-southeast around 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the morning, becoming 18 mph, gusting to 26 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Monday

Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 60°F Hi 82°F Lo 48°F Hi 63°F Lo 42°F Hi 65°F Lo 45°F
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