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Lincoln, Nebraska weather · now

72°

Cloudy

Feels
72°
High / Low
83° / 74°
Wind
29 mph ESE
Humidity
83%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.7 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:57 AM 9:02 PM 15h 5m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 94% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Lincoln, Nebraska, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance rain showers today. Today's high is 83° with a low near 74°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts weather

83°F today — easy summer dressing.

Next 24 hours

70° 80° 85° ↑ 83° ↓ 73° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    73°

    11%

  2. 12 PM

    77°

    11%

  3. 2 PM

    81°

    1%

  4. 4 PM

    81°

    4%

  5. 6 PM

    82°

    3%

  6. 8 PM

    83°

    4%

  7. 10 PM

    79°

    1%

  8. 12 AM

    77°

    5%

  9. 2 AM

    77°

    3%

  10. 4 AM

    75°

    3%

  11. 6 AM

    74°

    3%

  12. 8 AM

    77°

    1%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Chance Rain Showers 11% 83° · 74°
    1. 10 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 11%
    2. 11 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 11%
    3. 12 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 11%
    4. 1 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    5. 2 PM 81° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    6. 3 PM 81° Partly Sunny 3%
    7. 4 PM 81° Partly Sunny 4%
    8. 5 PM 82° Partly Sunny 3%
    9. 6 PM 82° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    10. 7 PM 83° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    11. 8 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 4%
    12. 9 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
    13. 10 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 1%
    14. 11 PM 78° Partly Cloudy
  2. Sun 6/28 Sunny 3% 99° · 80°
    1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 75° Partly Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 97° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 98° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 99° Clear
    20. 7 PM 97° Clear
    21. 8 PM 96° Clear
    22. 9 PM 91° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 88° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear
  3. Mon 6/29 Sunny 18% 98° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 83° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 82° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 81° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 80° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 80° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 80° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 82° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 96° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 97° Partly Cloudy 2%
    20. 7 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    21. 8 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    22. 9 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    23. 10 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    24. 11 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
  4. Tue 6/30 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 30% 96° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    2. 1 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    3. 2 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    4. 3 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    5. 4 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    6. 5 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    7. 6 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    8. 7 AM 78° Partly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 80° Partly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 11%
    15. 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 11%
    17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 11%
    18. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 11%
    20. 7 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    21. 8 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    22. 9 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    23. 10 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    24. 11 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  5. Wed 7/1 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 30% 94° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    3. 2 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    4. 3 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    5. 4 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    6. 5 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    7. 6 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    8. 7 AM 76° Partly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 78° Partly Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 80° Partly Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 83° Partly Sunny 11%
    12. 11 AM 86° Partly Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 88° Partly Sunny 11%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 4%
    20. 7 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 13%
    22. 9 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 13%
    23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 13%
    24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 13%
  6. Thu 7/2 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 16% 96° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 13%
    2. 1 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    3. 2 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    4. 3 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    5. 4 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    6. 5 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    7. 6 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 13%
    9. 8 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 13%
    10. 9 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 13%
    11. 10 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 13%
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 13%
    13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 13%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 94° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 8%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 8%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 8%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 8%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 8%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 9% 97° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 81° Mostly Clear 8%
    2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear 9%
    3. 2 AM 79° Mostly Clear 9%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 9%
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear 9%
    6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Clear 9%
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 95° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 94° Mostly Clear 6%
    21. 8 PM 91° Mostly Clear 6%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 6%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Thunderstorms 9% 97° · 73°
  2. Sun 7/5 Thunderstorms 18% 98° · 68°
  3. Mon 7/6 Severe Thunderstorms 19% 92° · 69°
  4. Tue 7/7 Thunderstorms 10% 90° · 72°
  5. Wed 7/8 Cloudy 15% 96° · 72°
  6. Thu 7/9 Thunderstorms 19% 98° · 73°
  7. Fri 7/10 Thunderstorms 14% 97° · 73°
  8. Sat 7/11 Thunderstorms 16% 98° · 72°
  9. Sun 7/12 Cloudy 14% 106° · 73°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Sunday, 6/28

Sunny, 99° / 80°

  1. Tomorrow99°80°
  2. Mon98°78°
  3. Tue96°75°
  4. Wed94°75°
  5. Thu96°76°
  6. Fri97°75°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 74°F · breezy (14 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Good82 / 100
  • Bike11 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · breezy (13 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf11 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · breezy (13 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic11 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · breezy (13 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out3 days
  1. Yesterday±2°
    High80°81°-1°
    Low65°63°+2°
  2. Thu, Jun 25±3°
    High75°72°+3°
    Low60°63°-3°
  3. Sun, Jun 21pending
    High75°——
    Low57°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Lincoln

Lincoln in June typically averages 86° highs and 67° lows, with about 16 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 17°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan34°17°6
Feb41°21°4
Mar60°36°11
Apr66°46°11
May76°54°12
Jun86°67°16
Jul88°69°13
Aug85°67°10
Sep80°61°9
Oct71°51°7
Nov52°36°9
Dec42°25°6

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Patchy fog before 10am, then a chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
OAX 56,40
Radar station
KOAX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
40.814, -96.703