April brings high winds and deadly wildfires | Nebraska State Climate Office | University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Finally some #drought relief for #Nebraska. Categorical improvements for much of state thanks to several inches of rain/melted snow over past week. Helpful to make a dent in dry soil profiles, give fire managers a break. Short-term outlook hopefully more of the same wet pattern.

Climate Change and #Nebraska. Cathy sits down with our State Climatologist (@mshulski3) to talk through the nuances of our changing climate. Spend a half hour to learn more about this issue that impacts us all. @UNLSNR @UNL_IANR @UNLincoln #ActOnClimate

The latest #USDM shows expansion of severe #drought (D2) and introduction of extreme drought (D3) in #Nebraska. Short-term dryness for much of the east and long-term dryness also impacting portions of state. Winter 4th driest on record. Fire remains big concern. #newx

Dryness continues to impact the state - .4th driest #Nebraska #winter.2nd driest February.38% of state in severe #drought (D2). Read our latest #weather and #climate summary here: #newx @UNLincoln

38% of #Nebraska in severe #drought. Product of both long, short-term deficits. Dry #winter in central, east; 12+mo dryness for areas around state. High fire danger, low stock ponds, streams, low soil moisture reserves in places. Precip in forecast, but we need a pattern change.

Temperatures in the single digits above zero with winds approaching 20 mph in northern #Nebraska this morning. Wind chill temps below zero. See the latest hourly conditions at: #NebraskaMesonet #newx #UNL @UNLincoln

It’s #WomeninScienceDay today! And we have two excellent women working for us. Cassidy is our research ecologist helping us better understand Nebraska’s biomes. Martha is our Director, state climatologist and part-time field helper. Cheers to #WomenInSTEM !

Lack of snow and dryness continue winter trend | Nebraska State Climate Office | University of Nebraska–Lincoln Check out our January #weather and #climate summary here. #newx #Nebraska #drought #winter #dry

Be #weatherwise today. Red flag warning in place impacting #Nebraska. Widespread dry conditions, lack of snow cover, strong northwesterly winds and low humidity are ingredients for high fire danger. Winds will kick up by mid-day. Counties in pink currently in red flag warning.

The latest US Drought Monitor has 38% of #Nebraska in moderate or worse conditions. 54% abnormally dry. We've seen worsening for central, east past 4 weeks, some improvement in Panhandle. Winter is our dry time of year and big changes aren't expected. Come on spring rains. #newx

Warmest December on record and a derecho event spawning 30 tornados highlight Nebraska's end to 2021. Read more in our monthly #weather and #climate summary here:

Happy Holidays everyone!

This makes station number 63 in our network that has been serving #Nebraska since 1981. We couldn’t do it without our dedicated sponsors. #grateful #newx

It isn't often that this wind gust map is full of such high numbers border to border. #storm #newx #Nebraska.

A wild #weather day across the Central U.S. yesterday and a busy one for @nws offices and tv meteorologists. A little bit of nearly every weather hazard. Here's a recap of #storm reports and impacts around #Nebraska.

5th warmest and 24th driest November for #Nebraska this year. It continues a warming/drying trend we've seen in recent decades. 32% of state is moderate #drought or worse, a few thousand acres burn in Panhandle. #Warm signal continues in December. #newx

Precipitation varies across state in a warmer than normal October | Nebraska State Climate Office | University of Nebraska–Lincoln

With all the auroral sightings this weekend, here’s a post from our State Climatologist. If you are a @NeblandMagazine reader, look back at the June 2021 issue on viewing Nature’s Light Show. #aurora.

#Drought condition update: .- 80% of #Nebraska at least abnormally dry. - Pockets of northeast, southwest and most of Panhandle in severe drought (D2) or worse. - Precip deficits here 4-8in below normal YTD. Low soil moisture reserves. - Other parts of state in surplus. #newx