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Lincoln, Idaho Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lincoln, ID
Thursday, June 4 at 4:36 PM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
41%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Lincoln, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLincoln, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 48°H 78°
Lincoln, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    78°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°48°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    79°56°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    0.06″
    63°51°-16°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    65°46°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.09″
    60°49°-5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.23″
    58°44°-2°
Lincoln, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 176°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 29 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Lincoln, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
855.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 25.27 inHg
Now
855.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+7.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 848858
840845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW857.6848.0856.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lincoln, ID
Air quality
32
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

PM10 at 32.9 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.37 fine-to-coarse ratio under 13 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 30

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 32.9 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.37 fine-to-coarse ratio under 13 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.37
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Lincoln, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
95.8mi
UNLIMITED
166 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
16:36 UTC ·Lincoln, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:36 UTC ·Lincoln, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lincoln, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lincoln, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lincoln, ID
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
3:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lincoln, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
6:11 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lincoln, ID
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lincoln at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Lincoln

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.