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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 25-Mar-2026 @ 1:35 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3.8°F than last hour.

82.4°F

Heat Index:  81.0°F
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High Today
83.3°F
1:25 PM
Low Today
53.1°F
2:53 AM
Yest High
68.7°F
5:53 PM
Yest Low
38.3°F
7:40 AM
Sta* High
82.3°F
2012
Sta* Low
22.9°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
91°F
1907
Rec** Low
5°F
1965
Avg** High
58°F
Avg** Low
32°F
** Records from NOAA
Station Record High
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
3.7

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

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Light Rain
Slight Chance Light Rain
Hi 90°F Lo 57°F Hi 83°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 49.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 1.1°F
High 10:53 AM: 51.8°F
Low 12:20 AM: 34.0°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 63.9°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Mar Precip: 0.47 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
1.20 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.73 in for the month 0.73 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.94 in for the month 0.94 in
Season:1 1.490 in
YTD
  Avg:11
2.20 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.71 in for the year 0.71 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
15-Mar-2026
at 2:33 PM
9 precip days in 2026
4 days in March
10 days since last precip
Current: WSW  3.7 mph
1Hr Average: 3.2 mph
Wind Run: 64.02 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 9:48 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 23 min
3 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

First Quarter
First Quarter, 6 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
50%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 6% since last hour. 32%
Last Hour: Decreased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 7:46 AM: 67%
Low 1:25 PM: 32%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.023  inHg/hr 29.729 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:09 AM: 29.973 in.
Low 1:34 PM: 29.729 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
Mar: 18.8
2026 to Date: 19.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2287.1
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 81.0°F
High 1:24 PM: 81.7°F
Yesterday: 68.7°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

82


Moderate
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.5
Sunburn in
32 Minutes
Highest:
12:50 PM
3.5
575 W/m2
68%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:55 PM
738  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 37.8°F
Sunrise: 7:21am
Sunset: 7:44pm
Moonrise: 11:43 am
Moonset: 2:56 am
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.21 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.94 in
7-Day:  0.945 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.945 in
March:  1.94 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.94 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: 25-Mar-2026 @ 1:35 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 25 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 25 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 90°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 90. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Exceptionally hot. High 86°. UV index up to 5. Wind west around 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 57°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 55°. Wind north-northwest around 6 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Light Rain
Slight Chance Light Rain
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Light Rain
Slight Chance Light Rain
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Light Rain then Sunny
Slight Chance Light Rain then Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 83°F Lo 34°F Hi 54°F Lo 28°F Hi 61°F Lo 44°F Hi 79°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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