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Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1004.7 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 27 Dec 3:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Lincoln NE

Wind Advisory December 28, 03:00am until December 29, 12:00am
Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 07:00am until December 28, 02:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 10am. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 38 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 10am. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE Lincoln NE
 40.79°N 96.62°W (Elev. 1257 ft)
Last Update:
4:36 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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