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USA
High Temp
108°F at Barstow-daggett Airport, CA
108°F at Las Vegas Nellis Afb, NV
Low Temp
36°F at Mount Washington, NH
Precipitation
7.46in at Garner Field Airport, TX
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Thursday,
July 16, 2026
High Temp
99°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
59°F at Broken Bow Municipal Ap, NE
Precipitation
0.57in at Lincoln Airport, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 45 min 43 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 28 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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(Midnight)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Jul-2026 @ 4:15 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.6°F than last hour.

93.3°F

Heat Index:  100.3°F
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High Today
94.5°F
3:46 PM 		Low Today
73.0°F
6:11 AM
Yest High
92.2°F
12:56 PM 		Yest Low
69.1°F
5:52 AM
Sta* High
100.9°F
2012 		Sta* Low
51.5°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
112°F
1936 		Rec** Low
49°F
2009
Avg** High
90°F
 Avg** Low
67°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from S Wind:  S
4.6
Gusting to:
 1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 94°F Lo 74°F Hi 97°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. 70.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. 0.7°F
High 11:57 AM: 74.7°F
Low 3:17 PM: 68.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 77.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.02 in
Yesterday: 0.02 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Jul Rain: 1.62 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10 		2.30 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.68 in for the month 0.68 in
Jul Avg: 3.14 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.52 in for the month 1.52 in
Season:1 1.760 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		16.49 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 14.73 in for the year 14.73 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		16-Jul-2026
at 8:02 PM
47 rain days in 2026
5 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: S  4.6 mph
1Hr Average: 4.5 mph
Wind Run: 39.94 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 13.0 mph 1:49 PM
Month: 20.0 mph 8-Jul
Year: 27.0 mph 29-Jun
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 45 min
43 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 28 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 11 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
14%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 5:19 AM: 89%
Low 3:15 PM: 45%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.02 inHg/hr 29.929 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 9:21 AM: 29.985 in.
Low 4:12 PM: 29.927 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: 7.4
Jul: 250.4
2026 to Date: 806.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 100.3°F
High 3:45 PM: 102.9°F
Yesterday: 99.7°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
48

Good
Density:
1.14 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.4
Sunburn in
47 Minutes 		Highest:
1:20 PM
4.7
749 W/m2
99%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
2:15 PM
 990  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 55.3°F
Sunrise: 6:10am
Sunset: 8:56pm
Moonrise: 9:57 am
Moonset: 10:34 pm
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.26 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 1.37 in
7-Day: 1.35 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.35 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:19 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Jul-2026 @ 4:15 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 17 of just the month of July for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of July for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Hi 94°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Hot. High 94°. Heat index up to 101°. UV index up to 8. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
 		Tonight

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

Lo 74°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear. Low around 74, with temperatures rising to around 76 overnight. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low 73°. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 97°F Lo 74°F Hi 98°F Lo 78°F Hi 103°F Lo 78°F Hi 94°F
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