Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory until September 5, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

96°F

36°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	106°F (41°C)
Last update	4 Sep 4:54 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Lincoln NE

Heat Advisory September 4, 05:13pm until September 5, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 4, 05:13pm until September 5, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Sat
Heat Advisory
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 99 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 96 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Labor Day
High: 97 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 78 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 100 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Labor Day

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light east wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.