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

69°F

21°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.02 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint	64°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	2 Aug 8:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Lincoln Municipal Airport NE

Today
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 69 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 84 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 61 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph 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 84. Light east northeast wind increasing to 8 to 13 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 62. North northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. 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 68. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.