Observed 12:55 AM CDT at KLNK

Lincoln, NE weather

Clear and 63°17°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 49Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 65°18° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by midnight · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1a	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	52%	33%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	59%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	57%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	24%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	56%	61%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	54%	63%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	52%	38%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	31%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	64%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	54%	56%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	46%	23%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	58%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	63%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	68%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	73%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	90%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 69°21° to 78°26°)	77°25°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	90%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	85%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	53%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	61°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	67%	97%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	42%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	37%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	42%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	71%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	67%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	70%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	59%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	66%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	83%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	55%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	97%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 64°18°).
High, likely
64°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 63°17°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–70°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OAX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street)

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:25 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln

2.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 71 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:35 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)

2.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 214 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:25 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lincoln Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SatOct 17
+3°+2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+14°+8°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Lincoln weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:50 PM; Morning 7:30–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:01 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 48% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lincoln. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lincoln, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)

Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street)

Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln

Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon