Lincoln, Idaho Weather
Lincoln, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lincoln, Bonneville County.
Full aviation weather for Lincoln is published on the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (KIDA) page, 9 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. 5 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: Rexburg Madison County Airport (KRXE) 38 km · Mccarley Field (KU02) 46 km · Stanford Field (KU12) 54 km · Mud Lake/West Jefferson County/ Airport (K1U2) 57 km
Conditions reported at KIDA describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lincoln specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lincoln, Idaho
Lincoln is a place where the sky feels vast and the air holds the scent of dry earth and distant hayfields. It lies 4.7 miles north-east of Idaho Falls, ID (from Idaho Falls, ID: bearing 47°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north of Ammon. The land here rolls with a gentle, persistent grace, a testament to the slow work of wind and water over millennia, leading the eye toward the hazy blue shoulders of mountains that form the horizon. Cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets in the breeze, cluster along the infrequent, sun-drenched waterways, offering pockets of cool shade in the otherwise open expanse. Even in the heart of Lincoln, the sense of openness persists, a quiet invitation to breathe deeply and let the immensity of the Idaho landscape settle into your bones. The story of Lincoln is one of hardy pioneers who saw potential in this fertile, if arid, terrain. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, established farms that still define the economic pulse of the region, their fields a patchwork of green and gold under the summer sun. While irrigation has been the lifeblood, ensuring the growth of sugar beets and potatoes, the spirit of self-reliance remains a strong current in Lincoln's character. The town itself is a quiet hub, a place where folks know each other's names and the pace of life allows for contemplation, a stark contrast to the hurried rush of larger cities. It's a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is integrated, a subtle foundation beneath the everyday comings and goings.
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.
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| Location | Lincoln, Bonneville County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.512969°N, 111.964414°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83401 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lincoln, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lincoln, Idaho, 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 43.512969°N, 111.964414°W, situated in Bonneville County. ZIP code 83401. Telephone area code: 208. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Boise).
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.
