Lincoln, Maine Weather
Lincoln, Maine — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lincoln, Penobscot County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lincoln.
About Lincoln, Maine
Lincoln, Maine, unfolds as a landscape etched by the patient hand of nature and human endeavor. It lies 41.0 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 19°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south of East Millinocket. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwood and softwood forests, gently descend towards the Penobscot River, a broad, silver ribbon that bisects the terrain. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially potent in the hushed hours before dawn when mist often clings to the lower valleys. Small, clear streams, fed by the abundant rainfall, thread through the woods, their murmurs a constant, soothing counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The sky above Lincoln is a generous expanse, capable of both brilliant, piercing blues and dramatic, bruised twilight hues that paint the western horizon in strokes of fiery orange and muted purple. The history of Lincoln is a narrative of resourcefulness, deeply intertwined with the bounty of its forests and waterways. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of timber and fertile land, established a community that would grow to depend on the logging industry and its associated mills. The Penobscot River, a vital artery for commerce, once carried great rafts of logs downstream, a testament to the sheer scale of the region's timber production. While the dominance of heavy industry has softened, the legacy remains, visible in the enduring connection to the natural world and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants. Today, the economy of Lincoln still draws strength from the surrounding wilderness, with outdoor recreation, small-scale agriculture, and local businesses forming the backbone of its character, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of life's pace.
Live animated radar for Lincoln and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45.362279°N, 68.505025°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04457 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lincoln, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lincoln, Maine, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 45.362279°N, 68.505025°W, situated in Penobscot County. ZIP code 04457. Telephone area code: 207. Timezone: Eastern Time.
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
