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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair and Breezy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed S 25 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.26 in (990.3 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Lincoln NE

Red Flag Warning until February 17, 10:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until February 17, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Tue

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Isolated
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 34. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lincoln NE
 40.82°N 96.71°W (Elev. 1158 ft)
Last Update:
3:06 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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