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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 25-Aug-2026 @ 4:44 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.

87.2°F

Heat Index:  95.2°F
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High Today
87.4°F
4:17 PM
Low Today
66.0°F
5:59 AM
Yest High
81.7°F
4:12 PM
Yest Low
66.9°F
6:07 AM
Sta* High
105.1°F
2024
Sta* Low
52.9°F
2010
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
105°F
1936
Rec** Low
45°F
1934
Avg** High
86°F
Avg** Low
62°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
0.1

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

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny
Hi 86°F Lo 67°F Hi 86°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2°F since last hour. 75.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 2°F since last hour. 2°F
High 4:43 PM: 75.3°F
Low 5:59 AM: 62.4°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 78.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 2.17 in
Aug Rain: 4.02 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
2.28 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.74 in for the month 1.74 in
Aug Avg: 2.91 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.11 in for the month 1.11 in
Season:1 8.980 in
YTD
  Avg:11
19.70 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 10.72 in for the year 10.72 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
23-Aug-2026
at 12:00 PM
64 rain days in 2026
12 days in August
1 day since last rain
Current: ESE  0.1 mph
1Hr Average: 1.7 mph
Wind Run: 15.70 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 8.1 mph 10:06 AM
Month: 26.0 mph 12-Aug
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 23 min
15 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 31 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 13 days, 4 hours, 23 minutes in cycle
95%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 68%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 7:57 AM: 90%
Low 3:18 PM: 64%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.016  inHg/hr 29.970 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 8:34 AM: 30.043 in.
Low 5:58 AM: 29.955 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: 2.7
Aug: 284.7
2026 to Date: 1336.9
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 95.2°F
High 4:43 PM: 97.1°F
Yesterday: 84.2°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

61


Moderate
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.2
Sunburn in
51 Minutes
Highest:
2:01 PM
3.0
661 W/m2
100%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
3:08 PM
784  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 59.1°F
Sunrise: 6:47am
Sunset: 8:10pm
Moonrise: 6:40 pm
Moonset: 3:56 am
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 10:28 PM CDT
10-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.12 in
7-Days Rain: 2.17 in
7-Days ET: 0.97 in
7-Day:  1.201 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.201 in
August:  0.39 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.39 in
Season Countdown
Autumn
Begins:
7:05 PM CDT
22-Sep-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:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 25-Aug-2026 @ 4:44 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 August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 25 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 86°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. High 82°. UV index up to 6. Wind west-northwest around 4 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms

Lo 67°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 68°. Wind north-northwest around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms then Partly Sunny
Hi 86°F Lo 61°F Hi 85°F Lo 64°F Hi 87°F Lo 69°F Hi 92°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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