Lincoln, Iowa Weather
Lincoln, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lincoln, Tama County.
Full aviation weather for Lincoln is published on the Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) page, 25 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: Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 33 km · Waterloo Regional Airport (KALO) 40 km · Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA) 53 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 54 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMIW describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 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, Iowa
Lincoln, Iowa, is a place where the sky feels vast, a boundless canvas stretching over rolling farmland. It lies 18.4 miles north-east of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-south-east of Grundy Center. The land here is a gentle, yielding presence, a quilt of cultivated fields stitched with the deep green of corn and the golden blush of ripening soybeans. After a spring rain, the air carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of growth, and in the late afternoon, the sun casts long, painterly shadows that stretch and deepen across the undulating terrain, lending a quiet drama to the otherwise serene landscape. The roads, ribbons of grey, cut straight lines through this expanse, connecting scattered farmsteads and hinting at the quiet industry that defines this corner of Tama County. The character of Lincoln is shaped by the enduring legacy of agriculture, its economy deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained generations. This is a place where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of daily life, a familiar cadence that has echoed through the decades. While no grand historical monuments mark its presence, the history of Lincoln is written in the weathered barns that dot the horizon and the enduring spirit of its people, who have cultivated not just crops, but a strong sense of community. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the predictable turn of the seasons are the most notable attractions, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the land.
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, Tama County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.262764°N, 92.691865°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50624, 50652, 50635 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lincoln, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lincoln, Iowa, 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 42.262764°N, 92.691865°W, situated in Tama County. ZIP code 50624, 50652, 50635. Telephone area code: 319. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
