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Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed S 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 11:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lincoln Municipal Airport NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lincoln Municipal Airport NE
 40.86°N 96.74°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
Last Update:
11:31 am CDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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