Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.73 in (1007.1 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 6:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Douglas NE

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain after 2am.  Cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 11am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 11am and noon, then a chance of snow after noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 11am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 37 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 11am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 11am and noon, then a chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 9 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Douglas NE
 40.62°N 96.36°W (Elev. 1312 ft)
6:41 am CST Dec 27, 2025
7am CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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