Informing Decisions

We deliver science-based weather and climate information so you can make informed decisions

Current Weather

UNL East Campus Webcam (east view)
Current Weather
Current conditions on East campus:
Name Lincoln 1500 N 45th (AKA Lincoln IANR)
Valid time 2020-08-05 07:00 CDT
Latitude 40.83°
Longitude -96.66°
Temperature 61°F
Dewpoint 58°F
Relative Humidity 88%
4inch Soil Temperature 70°F
Incoming Solar Radiation 17W/m^2
Wind Speed 1MPH
Wind Direction SSE
Mean Sea Level Pressure 1018mb
Hourly Precipitation 0.00"

Current Weather

UNL East Campus Webcam (east view)
Current Weather
Current conditions on East campus:
Name Lincoln 1500 N 45th (AKA Lincoln IANR)
Valid time 2020-08-05 07:00 CDT
Latitude 40.83°
Longitude -96.66°
Temperature 61°F
Dewpoint 58°F
Relative Humidity 88%
4inch Soil Temperature 70°F
Incoming Solar Radiation 17W/m^2
Wind Speed 1MPH
Wind Direction SSE
Mean Sea Level Pressure 1018mb
Hourly Precipitation 0.00"

About

The Nebraska State Climate Office is dedicated to delivering science-based climate services at the local and state level.

Our focus is on weather and climate monitoring, climate services, and stakeholder engagement.

Our office includes operation of the Nebraska Mesonet, a state-wide weather observation network with nearly 70 locations across Nebraska that record local conditions.

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Our Data

Our Data

The Nebraska Mesonet operates more than 70 stations in 49 counties to monitor the environment. These observations include air and soil temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, solar radiation, and soil moisture.

Objectives

Objectives

Our goal is provide high quality and timely services to our community; update our offering as user needs grow; and manage and maintain a statewide weather network to continue our strong history of reporting observations.

Operations

Operations

We are a recognized climate office by the American Association of State Climatologists, operating within a three-tiered system of climate services: state, regional and federal. The data we collect feeds into those systems to improve the overall understanding of climate.

Who We Work With

Who We Work With

We work with a variety of state, federal and nonprofit groups, including the Climate Assessment and Response Committee, the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub, and the NOAA High Plains Regional Climate Center.

Quality climate resources
across the state,
in your county.
Data you can
rely on.

Climate News

Nebraska Mesonet closing stations without funding.
Thursday, July 30, 2020

One of the aspects of life in the Great Plains is nothing is permanent. Even in the investigation of what constituted normal weather in historical Great Plains, our state is blessed, and cursed, with a state of constant change.

It is with this in mind that the Nebraska Mesonet announces

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Climate Summaries

Nebraska's 9th warmest June
Thursday, July 09, 2020

Highlights

Heat and dryness were the general rule last month in Nebraska’s 9th warmest June. Several dozen temperature records were broken around the state, primarily for nighttime warmth. Most observing locations had two weeks’ worth of 90°F days or warmer. There were a two areas of localized heavy rainfall with

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