Lincoln, North Dakota 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
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——95°62°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—90°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle68%—80°64°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle68%—82°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—88°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—93°69°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle13%—100°68°+7°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
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
- 12:06 AM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lincoln at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lincoln
- Sun95°62°1%
- Mon90°71°14%
- Tue80°64°68%
- Wed82°60°68%
- Thu88°62°15%
- Fri93°69°15%
- Sat100°68°13%
- Sun92°70°10%
- Mon93°61°5%
- Tue95°67°9%
- Wed99°71°16%
- Thu95°73°15%
- Fri104°69°17%
- Sat102°74°24%
- Sun91°65°13%
- Mon96°70°16%
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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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
- 58504