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Lincoln, Delaware Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lincoln, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 9:54 PM
75
°
Light Rain
Feels like
76°
Humidity
66%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Lincoln, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLincoln, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 76°H 95°
Lincoln, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    22%
    2.0″
    101°76°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    —
    95°76°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    0.02″
    89°73°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    77%
    —
    80°69°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    —
    79°67°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    —
    93°66°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    100°71°+7°
Lincoln, DE
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°72°85°98°6p12a6a12pnow 90°high 95°low 76°PRECIP %
Lincoln, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · veering 163°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 5 · pk 24 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 163° from the ne.
Lincoln, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1009–1013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01008.51011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Lincoln, DE
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
↓-9 in 6h

AQI 87 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Lincoln, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
20.2mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
01:54 UTC · Lincoln, DE · 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
01:54 UTC · Lincoln, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lincoln, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lincoln, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lincoln, DE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lincoln, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lincoln, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lincoln at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19960

16-Day Forecast — Lincoln

  1. Sat101°81°22%
  2. Sun95°76°17%
  3. Mon89°73°77%
  4. Tue80°69°77%
  5. Wed79°67°38%
  6. Thu93°66°12%
  7. Fri100°71°37%
  8. Sat87°69°37%
  9. Sun80°68°25%
  10. Mon84°64°19%
  11. Tue88°62°15%
  12. Wed93°66°42%
  13. Thu89°69°39%
  14. Fri88°69°35%
  15. Sat86°71°33%
  16. Sun95°71°43%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 has placed Lincoln in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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.

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ZIP codes in Lincoln

  • 19960

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.