Lincoln, Delaware Weather
Lincoln, Delaware — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lincoln, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lincoln. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lincoln is published on the Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) page, 21 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Lincoln have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Lincoln: Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 29 km · Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 37 km · Ridgely Airpark (KRJD) 40 km · Delaware Airpark (K33N) 42 km · Cape May County Airport (KWWD) 47 km
Conditions reported at KGED describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lincoln specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lincoln.
About Lincoln, Delaware
Lincoln, Delaware, rests in the gentle embrace of southern Sussex County, a landscape shaped by flat, fertile fields and a slow, determined flow of water. It lies 20.7 miles south-south-east of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 165°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south of Milford. The air here carries the soft, earthy scent of cultivated soil, especially after a summer rain, and the sky, vast and often a pale, washed-out blue, seems to stretch on forever. Oak trees, sturdy and ancient, punctuate the horizons, their branches reaching out like weathered hands, offering shade to the quiet roads that wind between farms. The occasional glint of a distant pond or the subtle shimmer of heat rising from the asphalt suggests a land that breathes with the seasons, a place where the day's light lingers a little longer at dusk, painting the western sky in hues of peach and lavender. The history of Lincoln is entwined with the agricultural heart of Delaware, a legacy of farming that has sustained generations and continues to define its character. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil, established homesteads and cultivated crops, laying the groundwork for the quiet prosperity that characterizes the area. The local economy, while diversifying, still holds a deep respect for its agrarian roots, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching as far as the eye can see, occasionally broken by the more modern structures that signify ongoing growth. While not a hub of grand historical monuments, Lincoln possesses a distinctive charm in its unpretentious resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit of the people who have called this corner of Sussex County home for centuries.
Live animated radar for Lincoln and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Lincoln, Sussex County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 38.869835°N, 75.422975°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19960 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lincoln, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lincoln, Delaware, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lincoln includes coordinates 38.869835°N, 75.422975°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 19960. Telephone area code: 302. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
