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M
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26
Mostly cloudy
73°
54°
27
A shower and thunderstorm
70°
53°
28
Cloudy, a couple of showers
65°
48°
29
Cloudy to partly sunny
66°
45°
30
Sunny to partly cloudy
62°
44°
1
A little afternoon rain
66°
46°
2
Cloudy
65°
47°
3
Clouds and sun
67°
48°
4
Cloudy and warm
76°
53°
5
Rather cloudy
67°
51°
6
Partial sunshine
68°
48°
7
A thick cloud cover
71°
53°
8
Rain becoming steadier
72°
55°
9
A shower and thunderstorm
72°
55°
10
Sunny and less humid
73°
51°
11
Cloudy and warm
76°
57°
12
A shower and thunderstorm
77°
56°
13
Clouds and sun; less humid
77°
52°
14
Sunshine
68°
48°
15
Thickening clouds
70°
53°
16
Clouds yielding to sun
75°
57°
17
Warm with plenty of sun
79°
58°
18
A shower and thunderstorm
78°
52°
19
Partly sunny and less humid
70°
48°
20
Mostly cloudy
68°
48°
21
Mostly cloudy
69°
51°
22
Turning cloudy
73°
58°
23
Mostly sunny
76°
59°
24
Plenty of sunshine
80°
60°
25
Cloudy, warm and humid
82°
61°
26
Cloudy with rain tapering off
81°
60°
27
Rain tapering off
75°
60°
28
Considerable cloudiness
74°
59°
29
Cloudy, humid; p.m. t-storms
76°
62°
30
A shower and t-storm; humid
79°
61°
31
Less humid with clearing
75°
58°
1
Cloudy, thunderstorms; humid
79°
54°
2
Thunderstorms in the morning
76°
56°
3
Sun, then clouds
76°
55°
4
Decreasing clouds
77°
54°
5
Mostly sunny
79°
58°
6
Clouds and sun, a few showers
80°
56°

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May Weather in Lincoln

Lincoln's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 62° to 82°, with overnight lows between 44° and 62°. The average high for May is 73° with an average low of 54°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Lincoln. See also: June | July | August.

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