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Lincoln, Missouri Weather

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

Lincoln, MO
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:59 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
47%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Lincoln, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLincoln, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Lincoln, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    80°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.02″
    84°62°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    86°69°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    86°66°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    66%
    0.03″
    84°66°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    55%
    0.04″
    84°67°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    92°70°+8°
Lincoln, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · veering 34°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 18 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the se.
Lincoln, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3985.0985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lincoln, MO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 40
Lincoln, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.6mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
23:59 UTC ·Lincoln, MO · 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
23:59 UTC ·Lincoln, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lincoln, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lincoln, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lincoln, MO
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lincoln, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:59 AM
Moonset
1:18 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lincoln, MO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Lincoln at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 6 (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

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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

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.