Ken Dewey
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Our high today was 92°F, 2 deg. above normal & way below the record high for today of 112°F. Note north central Neb. with high today of 101°F. Heating up in Lincoln: forecast tomorrow (Saturday) 97°F, Sunday 98°F, Monday 103°F. Hottest temperatures of the year! lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
NDOT Camera last evening (Seward, NE) with a rainbow as a localized thunderstorm moved across the area. Airport total 0.55", NE Lincoln 0.99", nothing in far SE Lincoln. Yesterday's high was 91°F, 1 deg above normal. Heat surge tomorrow thru Monday. Pleasant 80's next week. The 90s return July 26-31
Lincoln's forecast high today is 92°F, tomorrow 96°F, Saturday AND Sunday 97°F. Heat peaks Monday in Lincoln with a forecast high of 101°F, then much cooler the rest of next week with cooler than normal highs as cool as 83°F. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Good evening Lincoln. Our official high today was 90°F which is exactly the normal high for this date. Lincoln's daily highs since Saturday thru today have been 90°F, 89°F, 88°F. 90°F. 90°F. Mid to upper 90s in Lincoln still expected Friday thru Monday. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Lincoln's high yesterday, 90°F, was exactly normal for the date. Forecast high today 91°F tomorrow 92°F, Fri. 95°F. Hottest weather of this Summer Sat. thru Mon. with highs near 100°F. Looking ahead, cooler than normal July 22-25 then near normal July 26-29. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Good evening Lincoln. Our high in Lincoln today was 90°F which is exactly the normal high for the date. Check out the heat to our north with temperatures over 100°F in ND, SD, and MT. It was 97°F in NW Nebraska. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Lincoln's high yesterday, 88°F, was 2 deg. BELOW normal. Hotter NW Neb. with 99°F. Our forecast high today 91°F & intense heat 100+ to our north in MT, ND, SD. WY. Heat surge Fri. thru Mon. with our highs mid to upper 90s. Cooler than normal forecast next week. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Lincoln's high yesterday was 89°F, 1 deg BELOW normal. Forecast high today 91°F, tomorrow 93°F. Heat peaks in Lincoln this coming weekend with forecast highs near 100°F. Check out yesterday's map with 113°F in Montana and 110°F in South Dakota.
Overnight rain: Lincoln Airport 2.22", my house far south Lincoln only 0.29". Just to our west, Aurora had 2.95" Cooler than normal highs forecast today 87°F, tomorrow 84°F, Saturday 89°F. Sunday thru July 23 forecast highs in the 90s ranging from 90°F to 96°F. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Lincoln's high yesterday was 89°F (exactly normal). Forecast high today 94°F. Cooler than normal tomorrow thru the upcoming weekend. Next week should see highs in the low to mid 90s. It could be much worse, record highs this time of year are as hot as 112°F. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Our high yesterday was 90°F, just 1 deg. above normal. Forecasting low 90s today and tomorrow. Cooler than normal Thursday thru Saturday with a pleasant high of 85°F on Friday. Warmer than normal daily highs in the low to mid 90s expected Sunday thru July 21. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Lincoln's high yesterday was 90°F & exactly NORMAL for the date. March 21 remains our hottest day this year. After today's low of 64°F (2 deg below normal) all forecast daily lows thru July 20 are warmer then normal & only 2 highs forecast cooler than normal. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
As of 8 am CDT rainfall since last evening: 1.70" my house far S. Lincoln & 0.89" at the Lincoln Airport. Forecast high today 88°F is 1 deg below normal & well below the record high for July 4 of 110°F. Forecast daily highs next 14 days range from 87°F to 95°F lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Our high yesterday was 91°F (normal is 89°F). Forecast today 94°F & tomorrow 91°F just 2 deg. above normal & no-where near the record for JULY 4 of 110°F. Extended outlook July 5-17 forecast highs warmer than normal low to mid 90s but no excessive record heat. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Clouds suppressed our heating yesterday with a high of 89°F, which is exactly normal for the date. Forecast high today 91°F, Fri. 95°F, July 4 is 93°F. July 5-16 forecast highs range from 89°F to 94°F. Overall warmer than normal, but no excessive heat expected. lincolnweather.unl.edu/july-2026-li...
Lincoln's high Mon. 96°F, Tues. 95°F. Forecast Today 96°F, Wed. 95°F, Thurs. 94°F, Friday 97°F, Saturday (JULY 4): 96°F, Sunday and Monday 90°F. Thunderstorms possible tonight. Heat wave eases after Saturday with near normal highs ranging from 88°F to 91°F July 5-14.
The hottest temperature this year in Lincoln remains 97°F back on March 21. Lincoln's high yesterday 96°F. Today's temperature peaked at 94°F mid afternoon before clouds arrived. Forecast high tomorrow, Tues. 97°F; Wed. 95°F; Thurs. 94°F; Fri. 98°F; Saturday (July 4) 98°F; Sunday near normal 90°F.
Yesterday's official high in Lincoln was 96°F with a very warm low of 77°F. Temperatures in the state were the hottest in SE Nebraska. Our forecast high today is 97°F and 94°F tomorrow. This Wednesday thru July 13 forecasting near normal daily highs ranging from 88°F to 92°F.
You were warned a week ago that this was coming! A major blast of summer heat is here. By late afternoon today it was 97°F in Lincoln, dew point of 74°F, "feels like" Heat Index of 108°F. Its a FREE Sauna outside today in Lincoln, NE. Monday looks like a repeat of today. Hot all week thru July 4.
First heat wave of Summer 2026 still on tap starting tomorrow. Lincoln's forecast high Sunday 97°F & Monday 96°F. Heat index as high as 105°F. Forecast highs Tuesday thru July 4 range from 94°F to 97°F. Nighttime temperatures also very warm. Near normal temperatures forecast July 5-12.
Lincoln's high yesterday, 71°F (17 deg. BELOW normal). Forecast high today only 77°F & 84°F tomorrow. A heat wave arrives Sunday, forecast high 96°F. Daily highs in the 90s expected out thru at least July 9. It will feel worse than it really is since we aren't used to 90 deg. weather yet this year.
Overnight rainfall total as of 8am, 0.22" my house far S. Lincoln & 0.08" at the Lincoln Airport. More rain possible later today. Summer heat arrives this weekend and stays well into July. Lincoln's forecast highs Sunday & Monday are 95°F with daily highs forecast in the low to mid 90s thru July 8.
Lincoln's forecast high tomorrow, Thurs, June 25, of 72°F is 16 deg BELOW normal. Our first heat wave of Summer 2026 is scheduled to arrive this coming weekend with a forecast high in Lincoln on Sunday (June 28) of 95°F. Daily highs all of next week are expected to be in the 90s.
Lincoln's forecast high today 76°F, Thursday 74°F (14 degrees BELOW normal). Our near perfect summer temperatures abruptly end with ABOVE normal temperatures forecast starting this coming weekend with 94°F by Sunday. Forecast daily highs Monday June 29 thru Tuesday July 7 range from 89°F to 93°F.
Lincoln's year 2026 total precip. was at a record low amount April 1. As of today, our total precip. is 12.74" green line. This is only 1.26" below normal brown line. Yesterday's high was 71°F 16 deg BELOW normal. BELOW normal daily highs forecast today thru June 26, then highs near 90°F thru July 6
Rainfall update>> Lincoln Airport total thru 8am today 0.73", my house far South Lincoln 0.82". Much heavier rainfall totals to our west, Sherman County, 4.58"; Hall County 4.61" Clay County 4.83"and Beatrice, just to our South, 3.30".
The Summer Solstice arrived in Lincoln today at 3:24am CDST. We will have 15hr, 6 min, 14 sec. of daylight today, aka "the Longest Day". We start losing daylight tomorrow heading back to the Winter Solstice, aka "the Shortest Day" when we receive only 9hr, 14min, 42 sec. of daylight on Dec.21.
Pleasant cool start to the weekend today with clear skies and an overnight low of 56°F in Lincoln. Heavy rain with 1 to 2 inches possible in the forecast for Lincoln this evening into Sunday morning. Our unusually "cool" summer temperatures are expected to persist thru at least July 4.