Navigation

Alerts

Lancaster Co.
 Details for Lancaster Co. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
 Cass Co.
 Details for Cass Co. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
 Otoe Co.
 Details for Otoe Co. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
+4 others

Mobile Weather

Get SE LincolnWx SmartPhone Weather QRCode2Scan With Phone's Bar Code Reader

US Weather Extremes

==========
USA
High Temp
131°F at Houston Ellington Afb, TX
Low Temp
-2°F at Milwaukee Timmerman Ap, WI
Precipitation
9.99in at Hampton Roads Executive Airport, VA
==========

NE Weather Extremes

==========
NE
for Thursday,
May 14, 2026
High Temp
91°F at Ogallala Searle Field Ap, NE
Low Temp
42°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Precipitation
0.03in at Aurora Municipal Ap, NE
==========
Data from NWS CPC

External Links

Other Links

Local Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 28 min 13 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 55 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
Day-Night Graphic
(Midnight)
Legend

Style Options



Widescreen:
|

Severe Thunderstorm Watch SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - Cass Co.  - Gage Co.  - Johnson Co.  - Lancaster Co.  - Otoe Co.  - Saline Co.  - Seward Co.
Regional Radar
Radar Images Courtesy of Radar Monster and GEOCOLOR+Lightning Satellite Images Courtesy of NESDIS.
spacer
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-May-2026 @ 11:29 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Colder 2.3°F than last hour.

81.1°F

Heat Index:  81.1°F
---
High Today
95.0°F
5:56 PM 		Low Today
61.9°F
5:08 AM
Yest High
84.7°F
3:11 PM 		Yest Low
61.2°F
5:21 AM
Sta* High
93.4°F
2017 		Sta* Low
35.9°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
93°F
1944 		Rec** Low
31°F
1907
Avg** High
75°F
 Avg** Low
51°F
** Records from NOAA
Official Record High
Station Record High
Night time, Dry, Mostly clear Night time, Dry, Mostly clear

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
1.8
Gusting to:
 3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Lo 60°F Hi 91°F Lo 63°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2.2°F since last hour. 56.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2.2°F since last hour. 2.2°F
High 2:44 PM: 65.5°F
Low 5:08 PM: 47.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 66.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
May Rain: 0.00 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		1.97 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 1.97 in for the month 1.97 in
May Avg: 4.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 4.51 in for the month 4.51 in
Season:1 3.310 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		6.80 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 3.49 in for the year 3.49 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		30-Apr-2026
at 9:08 AM
20 rain days in 2026
0 days in May
14 days since last rain
Current: NNW  1.8 mph
1Hr Average: 1.1 mph
Wind Run: 56.02 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 1:46 PM
Month: 33.0 mph 14-May
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 28 min
13 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 55 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 17 hours, 5 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 43%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 6:58 AM: 79%
Low 5:08 PM: 23%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.091 inHg/hr 29.642 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 12:48 AM: 29.672 in.
Low 6:46 PM: 29.516 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: 5.1
May: 34.8
2026 to Date: 114.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2676.6
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 81.1°F
High 3:29 PM: 96.9°F
Yesterday: 82.7°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Data Not
Available

Data Not Available
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   4.2 @ 1:01 PM
May-16

8.0 		May-17

8.1 		May-18

8.3
High Today:  
1034 W/m2 @ 2:32 PM
Sun Hours Today:
06:46
   This Month: 99:54 Hrs
Rise: 6:09am  Set: 8:37pm
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 46.0°F
Sunrise: 6:09am
Sunset: 8:37pm
Moonrise: 5:31 am
Moonset: 7:38 pm
Full Moon: 1-May-2026
New Moon: 3:02 PM CDT
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.24 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.59 in
7-Day: 1.594 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.594 in
May: 2.87 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.87 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:1 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-May-2026 @ 11:29 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 15 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of May for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 60°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Warm. Low 73°. Wind northeast near calm. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 		Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Hi 91°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. East wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms likely, some possibly severe. Hot. High 89°. UV index up to 7. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms then Showers And TStorms
Sunday

Sunday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Monday

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

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 63°F Hi 95°F Lo 63°F Hi 87°F Lo 48°F Hi 64°F Lo 43°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
ajax-dashboard.php - Version 1.32 - 18-Jan-2023 - Multilingual - Script by: Scott of BurnsvilleWeatherLIVE.com
Now supported by Saratoga-weather.org Download