An updated wind advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. valid between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The advisory is for Fremont Area, Omaha Area, Lincoln Area and Beatrice Area as well as Thurston, Wayne, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Colfax, Washington, Butler, Saunders…
Lincoln, NE
Right Now
- Humidity: 62%
- Feels Like: 48°
- Heat Index: 53°
- Wind: 15 mph
- Wind Chill: 48°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 07:08:15 AM
- Sunset: 07:53:26 PM
- Dew Point: 40°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Partly cloudy skies. Low 33F. NW winds at 10 to 20 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy skies. Low 33F. NW winds at 10 to 20 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow
Cloudy. High 58F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Wind: W @ 16 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 61%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 56%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 54°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 38°
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 53%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 54°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 37°
Wind: WNW @ 13 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 58%
Wind Chill: 46°
Heat Index: 51°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 36°
Wind: WNW @ 11 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 62%
Wind Chill: 43°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 35°
Wind: WNW @ 10 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 41°
Heat Index: 46°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 35°
Wind: WNW @ 9 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 68%
Wind Chill: 39°
Heat Index: 44°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 34°
Wind: NW @ 7 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 68%
Wind Chill: 38°
Heat Index: 43°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 33°
Wind: NW @ 6 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: 36°
Heat Index: 40°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 32°
Wind: WNW @ 5 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 34°
Heat Index: 38°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 31°
Wind: NW @ 5 mph
Precip: 5% Chance
Humidity: 80%
Wind Chill: 32°
Heat Index: 37°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 31°
The warning was active for Columbus Area, Fremont Area, Omaha Area, Lincoln Area and Beatrice Area as well as Knox, Cedar, Thurston, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Colfax, Washington, Butler, Saunders, Sarpy, Seward, Cass, Otoe, Saline, Jefferson, Johnson, Ne…
The March 19 snowstorm, which brought high winds and snow to Southeast Nebraska, caused "significant destruction" to the utility's electric system.
An updated fire weather watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:48 p.m. valid for Friday between noon and 8 p.m. The watch is for Columbus Area, Fremont Area, Omaha Area, Lincoln Area and Beatrice Area as well as Cedar, Thurston, Pierce, Wayne, Madison, Stanton, Cum…
About 5% of Norris Public Power customers were still without power as of Monday morning.
Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.
A press release from weather service headquarters in Maryland cited lack of staffing at the weather service offices in Valley and Rapid City, South Dakota.
Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.
A press release from weather service headquarters in Maryland cited lack of staffing at the weather service offices in Valley and Rapid City, South Dakota.
Pillen said in a news release that at the peak of power outages Wednesday, about 120,000 people were without power. That number stood at about 29,000 as of Friday afternoon.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Emergency Management agency will activate its outdoor warning sirens at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
There were still about 1,100 Lincoln Electric System customers without power as of 10 a.m. Thursday, while 3,000 county residents still had no electricity.
Thousands of people in Southeast Nebraska remained without power Thursday morning, while Interstate 80 reopened after being closed almost 24 hours.