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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Oct-2026 @ 4:39 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.3°F than last hour.

57.7°F

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High Today
57.8°F
4:08 PM
Low Today
45.3°F
2:07 AM
Yest High
56.5°F
12:01 AM
Yest Low
48.3°F
11:58 PM
Sta* High
83.0°F
2025
Sta* Low
28.9°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
88°F
1921
Rec** Low
21°F
1943
Avg** High
67°F
Avg** Low
41°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
3.0

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

Tonight: Clear then Widespread Frost
Clear then Widespread Frost
Saturday

Saturday: Widespread Frost then Sunny
Widespread Frost then Sunny
Hi 56°F Lo 30°F Hi 59°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 35.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 6:35 AM: 41.9°F
Low 4:17 PM: 34.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 47.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 1.06 in
Last 7 Days: 1.08 in
Oct Rain: 1.11 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
1.30 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Oct Avg: 1.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.8 in for the month 0.80 in
Season:1 18.690 in
YTD
  Avg:11
24.79 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 6.1 in for the year 6.10 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
15-Oct-2026
at 1:28 PM
82 rain days in 2026
3 days in October
0 days since last rain
Current: NNW  3.0 mph
1Hr Average: 2.6 mph
Wind Run: 43.26 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 21.0 mph 8:29 AM
Month: 23.0 mph 10-Oct
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 5 min
41 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 36 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 6 days, 5 hours, 55 minutes in cycle
33%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 43%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 6:35 AM: 80%
Low 4:16 PM: 41%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.004  inHg/hr 30.564 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:53 AM: 30.595 in.
Low 12:00 AM: 30.345 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: 11.9
Oct: 58.7
2026 to Date: 2784.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 1761.8
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 57.7°F
Low 8:29 AM: 40.0°F
Yesterday: 45.7°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

28


Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.0
Sunburn in
112 Minutes
Highest:
1:37 PM
2.6
316 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI
High Today:
1:43 PM
789  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 61.4°F
Sunrise: 7:39am
Sunset: 6:45pm
Moonrise: 1:47 pm
Moonset: 9:29 pm
Full Moon: 26-Oct-2026
New Moon: 2:03 AM CST
9-Nov-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.08 in
7-Days Rain: 1.08 in
7-Days ET: 0.86 in
7-Day:  0.222 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.222 in
October:  0.44 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.44 in
Season Countdown
Winter
Begins:
2:50 PM CST
21-Dec-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:4.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Oct-2026 @ 4:39 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 16 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 56°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Breezy. High 56°. UV index up to 3. Wind north-northwest around 12 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Clear then Widespread Frost
Clear then Widespread Frost

Lo 30°F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost between midnight and 2am, then widespread frost and patchy fog. Clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Patchy light fog after midnight. Cold. Low 34°. Wind north-northwest around 5 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming south around 2 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Widespread Frost then Sunny
Widespread Frost then Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Clear
Clear
Sunday

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

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 59°F Lo 40°F Hi 63°F Lo 44°F Hi 64°F Lo 48°F Hi 70°F
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