Forecast Details for Lincoln, NE

Recent Locations: Lincoln, NE

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 67. Northeast wind around 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 57. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 11 to 16 mph. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a light north wind becoming north northeast 13 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 66. Light north wind becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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