Lincoln, Arkansas Weather
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Lincoln weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast18%—83°67°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast24%—80°69°-3°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers20%—77°66°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle29%0.02″79°66°+2°
- SundayJun 7Showers69%—81°68°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers60%—84°68°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast26%—86°70°+2°
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lincoln at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (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.