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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Rain

67°F

19°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.1 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jul 8:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Lincoln NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 79 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 64. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 83 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 64. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Lincoln NE
 40.79°N 96.65°W (Elev. 1260 ft)
Last Update:
7:35 pm CDT Jul 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Jul 22, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
 
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