Outdoor conditions in

Lincoln

Nebraska

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

An easy start, then real heat.

90° now; temperatures climb toward 92°.

Lincoln representative view

Right now90°Clear
Rain
20%peak today
Wind
14 mphgusts to 22
Air
54US AQI · Moderate

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A quiet start gives way to real heat later today.

  1. 88°16% rainGusts 22 mph
  2. 91°15% rainGusts 21 mph
  3. 90°15% rainGusts 21 mph
  4. 91°11% rainGusts 20 mph
  5. 92°8% rainGusts 17 mph
  6. 91°9% rainGusts 15 mph
  7. 90°11% rainGusts 9 mph
  8. 86°4% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 84°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  10. 82°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  11. 80°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  12. 79°6% rainGusts 7 mph
  13. 79°7% rainGusts 9 mph
  14. 79°7% rainGusts 12 mph
  15. 78°8% rainGusts 13 mph
  16. 78°8% rainGusts 13 mph
  17. 77°9% rainGusts 13 mph
  18. 76°14% rainGusts 13 mph
  19. 75°20% rainGusts 12 mph
  20. 76°20% rainGusts 12 mph
  21. 77°20% rainGusts 10 mph
  22. 81°17% rainGusts 10 mph
  23. 84°15% rainGusts 10 mph
  24. 86°15% rainGusts 9 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 88°16% rainGusts 22 mph
  2. 91°15% rainGusts 21 mph
  3. 90°15% rainGusts 21 mph
  4. 91°11% rainGusts 20 mph
  5. 92°8% rainGusts 17 mph
  6. 91°9% rainGusts 15 mph
  7. 90°11% rainGusts 9 mph
  8. 86°4% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 84°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  10. 82°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  11. 80°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  12. 79°6% rainGusts 7 mph
  13. 79°7% rainGusts 9 mph
  14. 79°7% rainGusts 12 mph
  15. 78°8% rainGusts 13 mph
  16. 78°8% rainGusts 13 mph
  17. 77°9% rainGusts 13 mph
  18. 76°14% rainGusts 13 mph
  19. 75°20% rainGusts 12 mph
  20. 76°20% rainGusts 12 mph
  21. 77°20% rainGusts 10 mph
  22. 81°17% rainGusts 10 mph
  23. 84°15% rainGusts 10 mph
  24. 86°15% rainGusts 9 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
17%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
20%
Wind
13 mph
Tue

Tuesday brings notable heat.

Rain
8%
Wind
21 mph
Wed

Wednesday brings notable heat.

Rain
6%
Wind
20 mph
Thu

Thursday brings notable heat.

Rain
8%
Wind
20 mph
  1. 92° / 80°Today looks fairly quiet.17% rain · Wind 23 mph
  2. 90° / 75°Monday looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 13 mph
  3. 95° / 73°Tuesday brings notable heat.8% rain · Wind 21 mph
  4. 95° / 76°Wednesday brings notable heat.6% rain · Wind 20 mph
  5. 95° / 77°Thursday brings notable heat.8% rain · Wind 20 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:40 PM

Air near ground54 · Moderate US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Lincoln area, about 10 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Lincoln radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 1:20 PM CDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Lincoln for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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Sources and limits

Weather observations, forecasts, alerts, and radar come from official NOAA and National Weather Service sources. Environmental sections keep their own source labels and update times. The default view represents Lincoln, NE, not every street.