Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.99 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 May 1:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Lincoln NE

Overnight
Low: 57 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Windy. Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Windy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.