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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Mar-2026 @ 8:10 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.3°F than last hour.

33.7°F

Wind Chill:  28.3°F
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High Today
33.7°F
8:07 AM
Low Today
28.8°F
3:36 AM
Yest High
49.9°F
5:26 PM
Yest Low
32.4°F
8:18 AM
Sta* High
76.5°F
2015
Sta* Low
6.2°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
81°F
1916
Rec** Low
-15°F
1998
Avg** High
52°F
Avg** Low
27°F
** Records from NOAA
Dry Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
2.4

Gusting to:
6.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt2:
0.00 in
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 69°F Lo 37°F Hi 53°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 23.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 1:25 AM: 24.8°F
Low 7:27 AM: 22.8°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 30.2°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph

SnowMelt Today2: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.05 in
Last 7 Days: 0.46 in
Mar Precip: 0.46 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.32 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.14 in for the month 0.14 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.95 in for the month 0.95 in
Season:1 1.480 in
YTD
  Avg:11
1.32 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.16 in for the year 0.16 in
Last Precip
Date/Time:
11-Mar-2026
at 6:12 AM
8 precip days in 2026
3 days in March
0 days since last precip
Current: SSE  2.4 mph
1Hr Average: 3.2 mph
Wind Run: 7.23 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph mph
Today: 11.5 mph 7:57 AM
Month: 24.0 mph 5-Mar
Year: 29.0 mph 17-Feb
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
11 hrs 47 min
37 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 23 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes in cycle
38%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 65%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 2:07 AM: 80%
Low 8:06 AM: 65%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.048  inHg/hr 30.213 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:00 AM: 30.387 in.
Low 8:03 AM: 30.209 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Heating Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Wind Chill Air
Today: 11.4
Mar: 212.3
2026 to Date: 2072.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 28.3°F
Low 6:03 AM: 24.3°F
Yesterday: 23.4°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

18


Good
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
14 W/m2
12%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
8:04 AM
21  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 35.5°F
Sunrise: 7:42am
Sunset: 7:30pm
Moonrise: 4:07 am
Moonset: 12:44 pm
Full Moon: 3-Mar-2026
New Moon: 8:24 PM CDT
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.46 in
7-Days ET: 0.76 in
7-Day:  0.296 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.296 in
March:  0.41 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.41 in
Season Countdown
Spring
Begins:
9:46 AM CDT
20-Mar-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:18 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Mar-2026 @ 8:10 AM  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow Melted as Precipitation in Heated Raingauge.   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 12 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 69°F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Windy. High 59°. UV index up to 4. Wind south around 16 mph, gusting to 28 mph, in the morning, becoming 21 mph, gusting to 29 mph, in the afternoon.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 37°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. West wind 10 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Windy. Low 38°. Wind west-southwest around 18 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the evening, becoming northwest after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 53°F Lo 35°F Hi 65°F Lo 31°F Hi 42°F Lo 11°F Hi 34°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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