Forecast Details for Lincoln, NE

Recent Locations: Lincoln, NE

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

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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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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