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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Light Rain and Breezy

53°F

12°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 21 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 13 Jan 1:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Lincoln NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 31 by 8am. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 36 °F⇓

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 31 by 8am. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 34. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Lincoln NE
 40.79°N 96.68°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
2:27 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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