Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Mostly Cloudy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1008.0 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 2:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Lincoln NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Lincoln NE
 40.86°N 96.68°W (Elev. 1171 ft)
2:35 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
3am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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