Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 28 Nov 8:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Lincoln NE

Winter Weather Advisory until November 30, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory until November 30, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 27 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am, then gradually ending.  Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 13. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 13 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before midnight, then snow and freezing rain between midnight and 4am, then snow after 4am. Low around 27. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Snow and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am, then gradually ending. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 13. Light and variable wind.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Lincoln NE
 40.79°N 96.77°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
9:06 pm CST Nov 28, 2025
9pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 5, 2025
 
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