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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 29-Apr-2026 @ 4:20 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.3°F than last hour.

65.3°F

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High Today
66.4°F
3:55 PM
Low Today
38.1°F
6:50 AM
Yest High
56.6°F
1:08 PM
Yest Low
43.5°F
4:28 AM
Sta* High
87.1°F
2013
Sta* Low
34.6°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
93°F
1987
Rec** Low
27°F
1903
Avg** High
69°F
Avg** Low
44°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
2.0

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

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

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 64°F Lo 43°F Hi 61°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.7°F since last hour. 37.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.7°F since last hour. 1.7°F
High 9:48 AM: 45.0°F
Low 6:43 AM: 35.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 52.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.13 in
Yesterday: 0.13 in
Last 7 Days: 0.68 in
Apr Rain: 1.80 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
2.34 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.54 in for the month 0.54 in
Apr Avg: 2.51 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.71 in for the month 0.71 in
Season:1 3.290 in
YTD
  Avg:11
4.70 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 1.41 in for the year 1.41 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
28-Apr-2026
at 7:44 PM
20 rain days in 2026
11 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: NNW  2.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.8 mph
Wind Run: 13.55 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 11.5 mph 4:01 PM
Month: 29.0 mph 8-Apr
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 53 min
45 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 12 days, 9 hours, 50 minutes in cycle
97%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 36%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 7:47 AM: 93%
Low 3:58 PM: 34%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.028  inHg/hr 30.087 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 7:43 AM: 30.215 in.
Low 4:18 PM: 30.087 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: 48.6
2026 to Date: 79.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2614.2
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 65.5°F
High 3:55 PM: 66.4°F
Yesterday: 56.6°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:

38


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
2.5
Sunburn in
45 Minutes
Highest:
1:21 PM
4.4
696 W/m2
97%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:46 PM
1007  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 43.6°F
Sunrise: 6:27am
Sunset: 8:21pm
Moonrise: 6:46 pm
Moonset: 5:12 am
Full Moon: 1-May-2026
New Moon: 3:02 PM CDT
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.18 in
7-Days Rain: 0.68 in
7-Days ET: 0.86 in
7-Day:  0.182 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.182 in
April:  2.13 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.13 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: 29-Apr-2026 @ 4:20 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 29 of just the month of April for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of April for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 64°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. High 65°. UV index up to 7. Wind west-northwest around 5 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Tonight

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

Lo 43°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 3am. Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Low 54°. Wind southwest around 4 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Friday

Friday: Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Frost then Sunny
Areas Of Frost then Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 61°F Lo 36°F Hi 62°F Lo 35°F Hi 68°F Lo 46°F Hi 77°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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