Lincoln, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lincoln weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain49%0.17″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle31%0.02″83°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle31%—80°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%0.01″82°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—78°69°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lincoln at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lincoln
- Sat88°71°49%
- Sun83°70°31%
- Mon80°68°31%
- Tue81°63°5%
- Wed82°63°5%
- Thu82°67°48%
- Fri78°69°44%
- Sat83°65°21%
- Sun70°62°10%
- Mon71°61°13%
- Tue75°59°14%
- Wed82°62°26%
- Thu83°66°23%
- Fri79°69°23%
- Sat85°66°23%
- Sun85°70°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 46994