NEBRASKA - Weather and Climate.
Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, at UNL


Freezing Fog and Mist Create a Winter Wonderland

Also See Our New  Photo Galleries Site


Coming to Lincoln Saturday, March 29, 2008.
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium and Family Weatherfest.

NEW:  WEBSITE:   http://www.cpsws.unl.edu/


 
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Click Here for:  The Lincoln, NE, Weather and Climate Center Web Site
Current Lincoln weather, ALL Lincoln Climate Data, Lincoln Climate Records.

RECENT NEW LINKS:

What's NEW @ all of our Sites Nebraska Winter Weather Forecast Page
Eastern Nebraska Snowfall (December 15, 2007) Nebraska Just Misses a Major Snowstorm (December 22, 2007)
First Snowstorm of the Season  (Dec. 6, 2007 Photo Gallery) Drought in the Southwest - Lake Mead Falls to 118 Feet Below Capacity
Autumn Colors 2007 Gallery One  and  Autumn Colors 2007 Gallery Two Photos from Memorial Stadium during the Sept. 23, 2007 Nebraska Football Game
How Hot Can it Get in a Car on A Sunny Summer Day? Drought Update:  Platte River and Lake McConaughy
A Tour of Yellowstone National Park Aerial Photos of Greensburg, KS, Before and After Their Deadly Tornado
Platte River, June 2007 River Flow Update Central Plains Severe weather Symposium (CPSWS) Event Web Site
July 7, 2007:  100 Degree Heat Blasts the Midlands Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium 2007 Photos
August 7-8, 2007, Heavy Rain Soaks southeast Nebraska Web Cams of the World (for watching the weather)
September 11, 2007:  "The First Cold Air of Autumn Spreads Across Nebraska"

CURRENT WEATHER FORECASTS

Current Weather Conditions Weather Forecasts
Current Radar Lincoln, NE Weather and Climate
Long Range Forecasts (10 days to 1 year) Nebraska Climate Data
U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Forecast for 8 to 14 days from now U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Forecast for 6 to 10 days from now

SEVERE WEATHER

Current Severe Weather and Forecasts Storm Chasing Resources
United States Severe Weather Climatology Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Storm Reports and Photos Nebraska Tornado Climatology
Tornado Myths Nebraska Tornado Facts
Peak Time of the Year for Tornadoes (U.S. maps) Hourly Frequency of Nebraska Tornadoes, 1950-2006
Nebraska Tornado Annual Frequency Line Graph, 1950-2006 Hourly Frequency of Nebraska Tornadoes, %, 1950-2006
Monthly and Annual Nebraska Tornado Totals, 1950-2006 Hourly Statistics, Nebraska Tornadoes, 1950-2006
Lightning Awareness Week 2007 (with many lightning links) Annual Frequency, Nebraska Tornadoes, Bar Graph, 1950-2006
Nebraska Winter Weather Photo galleries of all of the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposiums
External to this site: Storm Prediction Center External to this site: National Severe Storms Laboratory

DROUGHT AND PRECIPITATION UPDATES

September 27, 2006, The Platte River Near Grand Island Flows Again Extensive Drought in the Southwest Drains Lake Mead to 51% full
Year 2006 Precipitation Departures from Normal, U.S and High Plains Year 2006 Drought Update for the High Plains and surrounding region
September 2006:  7-Years of Drought, Nebraska Update Lake McConaughy falls below the level of last year  (July 1, 2006 Update)
The Weather Channel Tours Nebraska Drought Impacts Platte River Runs Dry, 4th Year in a Row (Aug. 2005)
Lake McConaughy  Still 57 Feet Below Normal (Aug. 2005) Platte River Drought Update, Nov. 12, 2004
Central Platte River Year 2005 Drought Photos Central Platte River Year 2004 Drought Photos
A Major Drought hits Lake McConaughy (as of  Nov. 2004) August 2004 Nebraska Drought Photos
Lost Town of Lemoyne Re-appears Due to Drought The 2003 Drought in the Southwestern U.S.
Drought photos (August 2003) of the Platte River Drought Photos (October 2003) in Nebraska
Drought Photos (September 2003) of the Platte River The Platte River Runs Dry 2002
The Year 2002 Drought in the Southwestern U.S.

CLIMATE SUMMARIES

Year 2005 Global Warming Update An Example of the Influence of Clouds and Fog on Observed Temperatures
Seven Years of Drought in Nebraska (1998-2005) Year 2006 Temperature Departures from Normal, U.S and High Plains
July 1, 2005-May 31, 2006 U.S. Precipitation (drought) Maps January 1999 - May 2006 Drought Assessment for Nebraska
June 6, 2006 Drought Update -Central Nebraska Platte River (includes photos) July 1, 2006: Drought Update for Nebraska and Surrounding States
Omaha Year 2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal (annual graph) Year 2005 Climate Summary Statistics for Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska
Year 2005 High Plains Temperatures and Precipitation  Departures From Normal Year 2005 U.S. Temperatures and Precipitation and Departures From Normal
Year 2005 Drought update for Nebraska and surrounding region U.S. Drought Monitor Maps, Jan.  through Dec. 2005 (once a month maps)
Year 2005 Global Warming Update. Lincoln Year 2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal (annual graph)
U.S. Year 2005 Climate Assessment And, 1895-2005, 111 Year Climate Trends North American Snow Cover January 1-31, 2006, animation
Winter of 2005-2006 Summary for the U.S. North American Snow Cover November 1-December 31, 2005 Map Animation
Lincoln, Year 2004 Climate in Review 2005: The Platte River runs Dry, 4 Years in a Row
Climatological Probability of a White Christmas Lake McConaughy only rises 3 feet during the past 12 months (Aug. 2005)
Omaha, Year 2004 Climate in Review Tornado Fatalities, Nebraska, 1916-2004
Year 2004 Climate Statistics for Lincoln and for Omaha Year 2004 Nebraska Tornado Totals Compared to Normal
Year 2004 Weather and Climate in Review Jet Contrails Contribute to Global Warming
Lincoln, Year 2003 Climate in Review Year 2004 Monthly U.S. Precipitation Maps
Omaha, Year 2003 Climate in Review Heat Waves
Year 2003 Climate Statistics for Lincoln and for Omaha External to this site: Year 2005, U.S. Climate Summary
Year 2003 Weather and Climate in Review External to this site: Year 2004, U.S. Climate Summary
External to this site: Year 2003, U.S. Climate Summary

PHOTO RESOURCES

Our Complete Photo Gallery Our Photos of the Month Gallery (1998-2007)
The Weather Channel Tours Nebraska Drought Impacts All of the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium Photo Galleries
Carhenge Photos A brief thunderstorm produces urban flooding in Lincoln, Nebraska
Mount Rushmore Photo Tour Sandhills and Northwestern Nebraska
Rockerville, SD - A Ghost Town For Sale Badlands Photo Tour
Air-Boat Tour of the Nebraska Lower Platte River Custer State Park, SD, Wildlife
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium 2006 Photo Gallery Custer State Park, SD, Scenery
March 19-21, Snowstorm Report Photos of the 2-foot snowfall in Central Nebraska
June 5, 2006 Storm Chasing on the Plains "Spring 2006 Colors" Photo Gallery
December 29, 2005:  A Foggy and Frosty Morning in Southeast Nebraska Our Weather Photo Resource Links
November 27-28, 2005 Snowstorm Tour of The Weather Channel in Atlanta Georgia
Tour of The Weather Channel in Atlanta Georgia East Campus Fall 2005 Autumn Colors
Holiday Lights 2005 "Fall 2005 Colors" Photo Gallery
November 15, 2005 snowfall photos November 30 - December 1, 2005 Snowfall Photos
The Lower Platte River Corridor Alliance Tour 2005 Central Platte River Year 2005 Drought Photos
Hastings, Nebraska May 2005 Hail Storm Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium 2006 Photo Gallery
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium 2005 Photo Gallery Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium 2004 Photo Gallery
May 17, 2005,  UNL Student Storm Chase May 26, 2005 Rainbow over East Lincoln
April 14, 2005 Spring Colors Photo Gallery Tour of The Weather Channel (May 2005)
Lancaster County Office of Emergency Management  (Feb. 2005) April 7-8, 2005 Spring Colors Photo Gallery
Central Platte River Year 2004 Drought Photos Autumn  2004 Photo Gallery
Summer 2004 Photo Gallery 1 November 28, 2004 Snowfall Photos
May 22, 2004 Tornadoes, Storm Report Summer 2004 Photo Gallery 2
Autumn Color 2003 Photo Gallery Spring 2004 Colors, Photo Gallery
Aerial Views of Lincoln, Nebraska June 2003 Spring Colors 2003 Photo Gallery
Central Platte River Year 2003 Drought Photos Aerial Views of Lincoln, Nebraska July 2003
May 22, 2004 Tornadoes in the Midlands (Hallam, NE Disaster Photos) Central Platte River Year 2002 Drought Photos

WEATHER RESOURCES

Weather Shopping Mall Weather/Science Teachers Resource Page
UNL Student AMS Club UNL Student Climate Projects
National Drought Mitigation Center High Plains Regional Climate Center
Drought For Kids Resource Site Nebraska Winter Weather Forecast Center
Current Snow Cover U.S. and Canada
External to this site: External to this site:
Omaha NWS Office Midwestern Regional Climate Center
Hastings, NE, NWS Office North Platte, NE, NWS Office
Omaha-Offutt AMS Local Chapter Western Regional Climate Center
Nebraska Highs, Lows, Precipitation Nebraska's Precipitation Map, last 24 Hours
Snow Cams (click on NCN at their site) Yesterdays 24 hour radar loop
The Digital Snow Museum (many snow photos) Satellite Imagery
National Climatic Data Center

What's NEW @ this Site      Purpose of this web site      Related LINKS

Welcome to the Nebraska Weather And Climate Web Site.  Affiliated with:
High Plains Regional Climate Center, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
And, the School of Natural Resources, the Applied Climate Sciences Group


Recent Features at this web site:
(Archive of past recent features)
 


Photographer's Web Site

More photos of these mammatus clouds


(December 6, 2007):
First Snowstorm of the Season  (Photo Gallery)
 (December 10, 2007):
Freezing Fog and Mist Create a Winter Wonderland


August 22, 2007:  Lightning and a Rainbow in Hastings Nebraska (more of the above photos)
Photo courtesy of Jorn Olsen. Photographer's Web Site


Sunset over the North Channel of the Platte River at North Platte, Nebraska (July 2007)

Photo Tours

A Tour of Yellowstone National Park

Custer State Park, SD, Scenery
Custer State Park, SD, Wildlife
Mount Rushmore Photo Tour
Badlands Photo Tour
Sandhills and Northwestern Nebraska
Carhenge Photos


June 16, 2007:  Looking northeast where the Platte River flows under the I-80 Bridge south of Grand Island. 
Platte River, June 2007 River Flow Update


Sunset at a marsh along the Missouri River, May 2007.
 

See more of our recent photo features at this link



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