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Summer temperatures are generally moderate, with daily highs in July averaging 70 degrees F. and January in the twenties. There are occasional days approaching 100 degrees in the summer, and winter temperatures can drop to -30 or lower. Fall is breathtakingly beautiful as the leaves turn brilliant colors.

90 to 110 inches of snow can fall each year in the Lincoln area. Up to 30 days per year will see at least an inch of snow. The chances of a "white" Christmas in Lincoln (according to the NOAA) is 50-75%. A "white" Christmas means having at least 1" of snow on the ground on Christmas morning. Severe weather conditions are rare, but we do experience thunderstorms (about 15 per year), heavy rain and blizzards on occasion, depending on the season. Tornados are almost unheard of, although many people say one passed through Lincoln in the early evening of August 7, 2006. A picture of some of the damage from that alleged tornado can be seen here.

Hurricanes generally peter out before getting this far north. Some years there is minor flooding in the spring. And nor'easters are not confined to the winter months. One passed through Lincoln on the 16th of April in 2007.

The date of Mattanawcook Lake being ice-free is the subject of much speculation in late winter and early spring here in the Lincoln area. Mattanawcook Lake was ice free on March 29, 2006, beating by 5 days the previous earliest date of April 2, 1981.