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Lincoln, Alabama Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lincoln weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lincoln, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 11:31 PM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Lincoln, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLincoln, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 86°
Lincoln, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    35%
    91°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.03″
    86°71°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    11%
    93°71°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    15%
    0.13″
    94°70°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    92°70°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    95°71°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    93°74°-2°
Lincoln, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · backing 164°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 mph · pk 12 mph @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lincoln, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.2995.4995.4
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lincoln, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lincoln, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Lincoln, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Lincoln, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lincoln, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lincoln, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lincoln, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Lincoln, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
12:01 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lincoln, AL
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lincoln at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 35096

16-Day Forecast — Lincoln

  1. Sun91°74°35%
  2. Mon87°72°23%
  3. Tue93°71°11%
  4. Wed94°70°15%
  5. Thu92°70°18%
  6. Fri95°71°17%
  7. Sat93°74°32%
  8. Sun90°72°52%
  9. Mon92°70°27%
  10. Tue96°71°15%
  11. Wed98°75°13%
  12. Thu92°66°39%
  13. Fri97°65°32%
  14. Sat101°71°37%
  15. Sun87°69°39%
  16. Mon90°68°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Lincoln

SPC includes Lincoln in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Lincoln

  • 35160
  • 35096

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.