Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	N 5 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint	61°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	2 Aug 2:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Lincoln NE

Overnight
Low: 64 °F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 71 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 64 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 79 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a steady temperature around 64. Calm wind.

Sunday

Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light east wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.