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

66°F

19°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	N 5 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Aug 11:54 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Lincoln Municipal Airport NE

Overnight
Low: 60 °F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Areas Fog
then Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 93 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 70 °F
Partly Cloudy
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

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. 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%.

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.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.