Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1018.7 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 28 Nov 11:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Lincoln NE

Winter Weather Advisory until November 30, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory until November 30, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 27 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am, then gradually ending.  Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 10. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 10 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow and freezing rain before 4am, then snow between 4am and 5am, then snow and freezing rain after 5am. Low around 27. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Snow and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am, then gradually ending. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 10. Light and variable wind.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Lincoln NE
 40.84°N 96.71°W (Elev. 1194 ft)
12:35 am CST Nov 29, 2025
12am CST Nov 29, 2025-6pm CST Dec 5, 2025
 
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