Husker fans and trick-or-treaters may want to pack a light rain jacket on Halloween night just in case.
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Lincoln, NE
Right Now
53°
Rain
- Humidity: 89%
- Feels Like: 48°
- Heat Index: 53°
- Wind: 18 mph
- Wind Chill: 48°
- UV Index: 1 Low
- Sunrise: 06:59:47 AM
- Sunset: 05:20:34 PM
- Dew Point: 50°
- Visibility: 6 mi
Today
Windy with rain showers. High 53F. Winds NNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Tonight
A few showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. Low around 45F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Higher wind gusts possible.
Tomorrow
Cloudy skies. High 56F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Wind
Precip
2 PM
53°
21 mph
69%
2 PM
53°
Wind: NNW @ 21 mph
Precip: 69% Chance
Humidity: 87%
Wind Chill: 47°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 3 mi
Dew Point: 49°
3 PM
53°
22 mph
40%
3 PM
53°
Wind: NNW @ 22 mph
Precip: 40% Chance
Humidity: 85%
Wind Chill: 47°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 2.7 mi
Dew Point: 48°
4 PM
52°
20 mph
21%
4 PM
52°
Wind: NNW @ 20 mph
Precip: 21% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 46°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 3 mi
Dew Point: 47°
5 PM
51°
20 mph
21%
5 PM
51°
Wind: NNW @ 20 mph
Precip: 21% Chance
Humidity: 83%
Wind Chill: 45°
Heat Index: 51°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 46°
6 PM
49°
19 mph
24%
6 PM
49°
Wind: NNW @ 19 mph
Precip: 24% Chance
Humidity: 89%
Wind Chill: 43°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 5 mi
Dew Point: 46°
7 PM
49°
18 mph
20%
7 PM
49°
Wind: NW @ 18 mph
Precip: 20% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 5 mi
Dew Point: 46°
8 PM
48°
16 mph
15%
8 PM
48°
Wind: NW @ 16 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 45°
9 PM
48°
15 mph
23%
9 PM
48°
Wind: NW @ 15 mph
Precip: 23% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 45°
10 PM
48°
15 mph
16%
10 PM
48°
Wind: NW @ 15 mph
Precip: 16% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 45°
11 PM
48°
15 mph
13%
11 PM
48°
Wind: NW @ 15 mph
Precip: 13% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 44°
12 AM
48°
14 mph
6%
12 AM
48°
Wind: NW @ 14 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 86%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 44°
1 AM
48°
14 mph
6%
1 AM
48°
Wind: NW @ 14 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 85%
Wind Chill: 43°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 8 mi
Dew Point: 44°
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- Zach Hammack | Lincoln Journal Star
Temps could reach as low as 28 degrees, the National Weather Service's office in Valley said.
- Justin Diep | Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln saw four days of highs above 90, the longest streak of hot days recorded in October.Â
The Lancaster County Board issued an emergency and disaster declaration after Lincoln saw its wettest day in history. Gov. Pillen said his team was in contact with local leaders.
- Lincoln Journal Star
Wednesday was the wettest day in Lincoln since records have been kept starting in 1887.
- Lincoln Journal Star
Heavy rain could bring the risk of flooding to Â鶹¹ÙÍø through Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
- Zach Hammack | Lincoln Journal Star
Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall in Mexico on Monday. Its remnants could bring heavy rain and flooding to the Central Plains.
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Brandi D. Addison
USA Today
A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.
- Ignacio Calderon and Doyle Rice USA Today
The United States’ scorching summer of 2026 was a record-breaker, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Sept. 9.
- KEITH WEIR Reuters
Both July and August are on track to be the warmest on record, reflecting a trend of rising temperatures across the country.
- Zach Hammack | Lincoln Journal Star
The southeast corner of Â鶹¹ÙÍø, including Lincoln, is set to be under a heat advisory once again Tuesday from 1 to 7 p.m. with highs expected to reach the upper 90s along with heat index values up to 108.
- Jeanine Santucci, Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver USA Today
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic, just days after music icon Dolly Parton's death, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
- CHRIS DEWEESE The Weather Channel
It's one of those poignant coincidences that sounds, well, straight out of a Dolly Parton song.