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Lincoln, NE weather

It is 57°F and mostly cloudy at Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 1:00 AM CDT. Overnight: Chance Rain Showers, low near 57°F, 15% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:05 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 55°F

Pressure · visibility

30.04 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK), Oct 28, 1:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Lincoln forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS OAX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the OAX office near Lincoln.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Nebraska has 4 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lincoln (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM59°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%SE 5 mph
Wed 2 AM58°FChance Rain Showers14%SSE 5 mph
Wed 3 AM57°FChance Rain Showers14%SSE 6 mph
Wed 4 AM57°FChance Rain Showers13%SSE 7 mph
Wed 5 AM57°FChance Rain Showers14%SSE 8 mph
Wed 6 AM57°FMostly Sunny9%SSE 8 mph
Wed 7 AM59°FMostly Sunny5%S 9 mph
Wed 8 AM59°FMostly Sunny4%S 12 mph
Wed 9 AM60°FMostly Sunny4%S 12 mph
Wed 10 AM65°FSunny3%S 13 mph
Wed 11 AM68°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 12 PM71°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 1 PM74°FMostly Sunny0%S 16 mph
Wed 2 PM76°FMostly Sunny5%SSW 16 mph
Wed 3 PM76°FMostly Sunny10%SSW 16 mph
Wed 4 PM78°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%SSW 14 mph
Wed 5 PM77°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%SW 10 mph
Wed 6 PM75°FMostly Cloudy14%W 8 mph
Wed 7 PM72°FPartly Cloudy13%W 6 mph
Wed 8 PM67°FPartly Cloudy9%W 5 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FPartly Cloudy4%W 5 mph
Wed 10 PM62°FPartly Cloudy0%W 3 mph
Wed 11 PM60°FMostly Clear0%W 3 mph
Thu 12 AM59°FMostly Clear0%NW 3 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Lincoln can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 57°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 78°F·Low 49°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday

High 71°F·Low 56°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

High 71°F·Low 56°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

High 68°F·Low 54°F

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.

Sunday

High 69°F·Low 56°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 51°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

High 62°F

Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lincoln is served by the National Weather Service OAX forecast office, forecast zone NEZ066, county zone NEC109.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Lincoln (40.8103, -96.6749), in Lancaster County. Population: 300,619 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 11 Nebraska cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KOAX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/40.8103,-96.6749 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:05 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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