Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

A Few Clouds

79°F

26°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	N 17 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	65°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	1 Aug 11:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Crete NE

This Afternoon
High: 83 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
T-storms
Likely
Wednesday
High: 80 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.