Outdoor conditions in

Lincoln

Iowa
Now
  1. 58°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers97% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  4. 58°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers80% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  6. 58°Rain Showers75% rain87% humidityGusts 17 mph
  7. 57°Rain Showers Likely60% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 57°Chance Rain Showers53% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 53°Chance Rain Showers44% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 52°Chance Rain Showers35% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 52°Chance Rain Showers29% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  12. 51°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 50°Mostly Cloudy6% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 48°Mostly Clear1% rain74% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy8% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  21. 44°Cloudy11% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  22. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  23. 45°Cloudy14% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain86% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
77–96%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
20%
Humidity
54–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–100%
Wind
17 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–86%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
48–93%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 58° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 77–96% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.20% rain · Humidity 54–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 57° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 64° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–86% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 66° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 48–93% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
8GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground8 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Lincoln radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Lincoln.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
8 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Waterloo-Cedar Falls

About 22 miles away, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls hub looks more deeply at Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Lincoln’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Waterloo area, about 22 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Lincoln, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.