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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-Apr-2026 @ 5:50 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: No Change

73.2°F

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High Today
74.7°F
4:19 PM
Low Today
58.4°F
6:02 AM
Yest High
87.7°F
4:41 PM
Yest Low
59.7°F
5:39 AM
Sta* High
85.9°F
2024
Sta* Low
22.5°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
93°F
2002
Rec** Low
16°F
2020
Avg** High
65°F
Avg** Low
39°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from N Wind:  N
2.1

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

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

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 74°F Lo 48°F Hi 83°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.2°F since last hour. 52.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.2°F since last hour. 2.2°F
High 9:49 AM: 59.5°F
Low 4:24 PM: 48.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 61.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.04 in
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.32 in
Apr Rain: 1.12 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.94 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.18 in for the month 0.18 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.39 in for the month 1.39 in
Season:1 2.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11
3.30 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.69 in for the year 0.69 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
15-Apr-2026
at 2:56 AM
14 rain days in 2026
6 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: N  2.1 mph
1Hr Average: 2.8 mph
Wind Run: 42.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 20.0 mph 12:09 AM
Month: 29.0 mph 8-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 19 min
1 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 35 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 27 days, 21 hours, 42 minutes in cycle
3%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 3:27 AM: 84%
Low 4:22 PM: 41%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.006  inHg/hr 29.678 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 5:41 PM: 29.680 in.
Low 9:14 AM: 29.614 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: 0.0
Apr: 24.4
2026 to Date: 54.5
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2517.8
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 77.1°F
High 4:19 PM: 74.7°F
Yesterday: 84.5°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

31


Good
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.2
Sunburn in
93 Minutes
Highest:
12:51 PM
4.3
355 W/m2
78%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
2:53 PM
1067  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 41.4°F
Sunrise: 6:47am
Sunset: 8:06pm
Moonrise: 5:39 am
Moonset: 6:13 pm
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.14 in
7-Days Rain: 0.32 in
7-Days ET: 1.13 in
7-Day:  0.806 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.806 in
April:  0.57 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.57 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:5 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-Apr-2026 @ 5:50 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 15 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 74°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. A slight chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Low 51°. Wind northwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Tonight

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

Lo 48°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny. Breezy and unusually hot. High 81°. UV index up to 7. Wind southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

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

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Sunny
Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 83°F Lo 58°F Hi 75°F Lo 36°F Hi 57°F Lo 33°F Hi 70°F
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