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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 11-Oct-2026 @ 4:50 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 0.8°F than last hour.

90.2°F

Heat Index:  89.4°F
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High Today
91.6°F
2:46 PM
Low Today
68.3°F
7:40 AM
Yest High
90.6°F
3:16 PM
Yest Low
67.5°F
4:27 AM
Sta* High
93.3°F
2015
Sta* Low
29.4°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
94°F
2015
Rec** Low
21°F
1987
Avg** High
69°F
Avg** Low
43°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SSW Wind:  SSW
4.9

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 90°F Lo 73°F Hi 93°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 59.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 1.4°F
High 2:00 PM: 61.9°F
Low 12:18 AM: 53.3°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 71.0°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Oct Rain: 0.03 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
0.98 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.95 in for the month 0.95 in
Oct Avg: 1.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.88 in for the month 1.88 in
Season:1 17.610 in
YTD
  Avg:11
24.47 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 6.86 in for the year 6.86 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
1-Oct-2026
at 12:17 AM
80 rain days in 2026
1 day in October
9 days since last rain
Current: SSW  4.9 mph
1Hr Average: 7.1 mph
Wind Run: 83.18 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph mph
Today: 23.0 mph 3:11 PM
Month: 23.0 mph 10-Oct
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 18 min
48 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 38 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 1 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 36%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 6:01 AM: 63%
Low 2:14 PM: 34%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.007  inHg/hr 29.653 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:09 AM: 29.757 in.
Low 4:08 PM: 29.652 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: 5.2
Oct: 44.2
2026 to Date: 1741.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2740.9
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 89.4°F
High 2:46 PM: 91.3°F
Yesterday: 88.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

58


Moderate
Density:
1.14 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.2
Sunburn in
93 Minutes
Highest:
12:43 PM
2.5
274 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI
High Today:
12:44 PM
786  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: 7:34am
Sunset: 6:53pm
Moonrise: 8:40 am
Moonset: 6:58 pm
Full Moon: 26-Oct-2026
New Moon: 2:03 AM CST
9-Nov-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.22 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.89 in
7-Day:  0.886 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.886 in
October:  1.06 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.06 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: 11-Oct-2026 @ 4:50 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 11 of just the month of October for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of October for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 90°F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Breezy and exceptionally hot. High 91°. Heat index up to 102°. UV index up to 3. Wind south around 12 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 73°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Breezy and unusually warm. Low 67°. Wind south around 13 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And TStorms Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 93°F Lo 60°F Hi 80°F Lo 57°F Hi 70°F Lo 55°F Hi 67°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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