Excessive Heat Warning — Boone, NE, Burt, NE, Platte, NE, Colfax, NE, Dodge, NE, Washington, NE, Harrison, IA, Shelby, IA, Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Knox, NE, Cedar, NE, Antelope, NE, Pierce, NE, Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Madison, NE, Stanton, NE, Cuming, NE, Butler, NE, Saunders, NE, Seward, NE, Lancaster, NE, Cass, NE, Otoe, NE, Saline, NE, Jefferson, NE, Gage, NE, Johnson, NE, Nemaha, NE, Pawnee, NE, Richardson, NE 7:00 AM Heat Advisory — Knox, NE, Cedar, NE, Antelope, NE, Pierce, NE, Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Madison, NE, Stanton, NE, Cuming, NE, Boone, NE, Burt, NE, Platte, NE, Colfax, NE, Dodge, NE, Washington, NE, Harrison, IA, Shelby, IA, Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Butler, NE, Saunders, NE, Seward, NE, Lancaster, NE, Cass, NE, Otoe, NE, Saline, NE, Jefferson, NE, Gage, NE, Johnson, NE, Nemaha, NE, Pawnee, NE, Richardson, NE 10:00 PM Heat Advisory — Knox, NE, Cedar, NE, Antelope, NE, Pierce, NE, Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Boone, NE, Madison, NE, Stanton, NE, Cuming, NE, Burt, NE, Platte, NE, Colfax, NE, Dodge, NE, Washington, NE, Butler, NE, Saunders, NE, Seward, NE, Lancaster, NE, Cass, NE, Otoe, NE, Saline, NE, Jefferson, NE, Gage, NE, Johnson, NE, Nemaha, NE, Pawnee, NE, Richardson, NE 10:00 PM

Lincoln, Nebraska

Last updated: 2:09 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 33°
Mostly Clear
▲ 40°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
11 mph S
Humidity
58%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
28.50 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
27%
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Lincoln is currently mostly clear at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2346 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:18AM · Sunset: 8:47PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Boone, NE, Burt, NE, Platte, NE, Colfax, NE, Dodge, NE, Washington, NE, Harrison, IA, Shelby, IA, Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Knox, NE, Cedar, NE, Antelope, NE, Pierce, NE, Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Madison, NE, Stanton, NE, Cuming, NE, Butler, NE, Saunders, NE, Seward, NE, Lancaster, NE, Cass, NE, Otoe, NE, Saline, NE, Jefferson, NE, Gage, NE, Johnson, NE, Nemaha, NE, Pawnee, NE, Richardson, NE
Expires 7:00 AM
Heat Advisory
Knox, NE, Cedar, NE, Antelope, NE, Pierce, NE, Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Madison, NE, Stanton, NE, Cuming, NE, Boone, NE, Burt, NE, Platte, NE, Colfax, NE, Dodge, NE, Washington, NE, Harrison, IA, Shelby, IA, Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Butler, NE, Saunders, NE, Seward, NE, Lancaster, NE, Cass, NE, Otoe, NE, Saline, NE, Jefferson, NE, Gage, NE, Johnson, NE, Nemaha, NE, Pawnee, NE, Richardson, NE
Expires 10:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Knox, NE, Cedar, NE, Antelope, NE, Pierce, NE, Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Boone, NE, Madison, NE, Stanton, NE, Cuming, NE, Burt, NE, Platte, NE, Colfax, NE, Dodge, NE, Washington, NE, Butler, NE, Saunders, NE, Seward, NE, Lancaster, NE, Cass, NE, Otoe, NE, Saline, NE, Jefferson, NE, Gage, NE, Johnson, NE, Nemaha, NE, Pawnee, NE, Richardson, NE
Expires 10:00 PM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
16%
3 AM
30°
7%
4 AM
29°
7%
5 AM
29°
7%
6 AM
26°
4%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
28°
3%
9 AM
29°
3%
10 AM
32°
3%
11 AM
34°
3%
12 PM
37°
3%
1 PM
38°
3%
2 PM
39°
5%
3 PM
39°
8%
4 PM
40°
17%
5 PM
39°
18%
6 PM
40°
18%
7 PM
39°
18%
8 PM
37°
18%
9 PM
34°
19%
10 PM
33°
19%
11 PM
33°
19%
12 AM
32°
19%
1 AM
29°
22%
7-Day Forecast
Today
40° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
34° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 25% chance of rain.
Wed
37° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 22°
Heavy Rain, 90% chance.
Fri
34° 20°
Clear with a 69% chance of rain.
Sat
36° 18°
Clear.
Sun
37° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Mostly Clear 16% 11 mph S 58%
3 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 7% 10 mph S 56%
4 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 7% 9 mph S 56%
5 AM 29° Mostly Clear 7% 9 mph S 59%
6 AM 26° Mostly Clear 4% 9 mph S 62%
7 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 9 mph SSE 63%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph S 58%
9 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph SSW 51%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph SW 45%
11 AM 34° Clear 3% 7 mph SW 40%
12 PM 37° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 36%
1 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph WSW 32%
2 PM 39° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph ESE 32%
3 PM 39° Partly Cloudy 8% 7 mph E 31%
4 PM 40° Partly Cloudy 17% 9 mph E 31%
5 PM 39° Partly Cloudy 18% 9 mph E 32%
6 PM 40° Partly Cloudy 18% 9 mph E 32%
7 PM 39° Mostly Clear 18% 8 mph E 34%
8 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 18% 7 mph E 40%
9 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 19% 6 mph E 47%
10 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 19% 6 mph E 52%
11 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 19% 7 mph E 55%
12 AM 32° Mostly Cloudy 19% 7 mph E 58%
1 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 22% 8 mph ESE 61%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/27
Mostly Clear
18%
24°
40°
Tue
7/28
Mostly Cloudy
25%
23°
34°
Wed
7/29
Mostly Clear
39%
19°
37°
Thu
7/30
Heavy Rain
90%
22°
35°
Fri
7/31
Clear
69%
20°
34°
Sat
8/1
Clear
8%
18°
36°
Sun
8/2
Clear
8%
19°
37°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
43%
21°
38°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
44%
21°
41°
Wed
8/5
Rain
64%
17°
32°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
19°
34°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
20°
36°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
21°
37°
53
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
53 AQI 10.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 53 Moderate 34 53
Tue 55 Moderate 42 55
Wed 51 Moderate 51 50
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Mon Jul 27, 05:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1469 J/kg
MLCAPE1493 J/kg
MUCAPE2140 J/kg
SBCIN-591 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear23 kt
0–1 km Shear29 kt
Eff. Shear46 kt
0–1 km SRH266
0–3 km SRH282
Eff. SRH5
Storm Motion257° @ 28 kt
0–1 km EHI2.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.9
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.3
K-Index34.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.86 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR7.8 °C/km
Total Totals52.7
LCL848 hPa
LFC620 hPa
EL183 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,948 ft