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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Sep-2026 @ 11:43 AM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.7°F than last hour.

62.7°F

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High Today
62.7°F
11:19 AM
Low Today
59.0°F
8:20 AM
Yest High
75.9°F
1:39 AM
Yest Low
58.2°F
3:21 PM
Sta* High
93.0°F
2025
Sta* Low
42.1°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
100°F
1931
Rec** Low
34°F
1903
Avg** High
80°F
Avg** Low
54°F
** Records from NOAA
Overcast and gloomy, Dry Overcast and gloomy, Dry

Calm Wind:  SE
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.22 in
Today

Today: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Hi 71°F Lo 67°F Hi 81°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.4°F since last hour. 61.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.4°F since last hour. 1.4°F
High 11:19 AM: 61.5°F
Low 8:20 AM: 57.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 61.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.22 in
Storm Rain: 2.23 in
Yesterday: 1.05 in
Last 7 Days: 2.63 in
Sep Rain: 3.06 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10
1.67 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.39 in for the month 1.39 in
Sep Avg: 2.78 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.28 in for the month 0.28 in
Season:1 12.090 in
YTD
  Avg:11
22.06 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 9.97 in for the year 9.97 in
Last Rain
Date/Time:
16-Sep-2026
at 9:40 AM
71 rain days in 2026
7 days in September
0 days since last rain
Current: SE  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.3 mph
Wind Run: 20.05 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 12.0 mph 5:47 AM
Month: 25.0 mph 14-Sep
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 25 min
42 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 40 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 13 hours, 19 minutes in cycle
29%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 95%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 9:57 AM: 96%
Low 12:00 AM: 94%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Rising 0.004  inHg/hr 30.219 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:47 AM: 30.225 in.
Low 2:47 AM: 30.169 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: 2.1
Sep: 5.5
2026 to Date: 2718.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 1638.6
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 62.7°F
Low 8:20 AM: 59.0°F
Yesterday: 58.2°F
Record: -37.3°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

23


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.7
Sunburn in
160 Minutes
Highest:
10:51 AM
1.2
88 W/m2
14%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:10 AM
229  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 60.7°F
Sunrise: 7:08am
Sunset: 7:34pm
Moonrise: 1:10 pm
Moonset: 9:28 pm
Full Moon: 26-Sep-2026
New Moon: 10:51 AM CDT
10-Oct-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 2.63 in
7-Days ET: 0.74 in
7-Day:  1.886 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.886 in
September:  0.63 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.63 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:18 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Sep-2026 @ 11:43 AM  
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 16 of just the month of September for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of September for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely

Hi 71°F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain. High 69°. UV index up to 2. Wind east-southeast around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog

Lo 67°F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 60°. Wind west-northwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming east-northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Sunday

Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms Likely then Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 81°F Lo 70°F Hi 88°F Lo 68°F Hi 78°F Lo 62°F Hi 71°F
Season Countdown Timer by Curly
Precipitation average-to-date script courtesy of Murry Conarroe
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