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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed N 17 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Mar 7:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lincoln NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Blustery
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind around 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lincoln NE
 40.82°N 96.71°W (Elev. 1158 ft)
Last Update:
7:35 pm CDT Mar 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Mar 31, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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