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Observed at Omaha (the largest city by population in Nebraska, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.

Climate at a glance

Nebraska spans several climate zones across 593 cities and towns. Predominantly warm-summer humid continental (55% of cities), with cold semi-arid pockets (28%) and humid subtropical (16%).

The state spans roughly 3.0° of latitude (40.0° N to 43.0° N), from Byron in the south to White Clay in the north. Omaha is the largest city by population.

ZoneCities%
warm-summer humid continental32955.5%
cold semi-arid16928.5%
humid subtropical9516.0%

Microseason · July 1–5 · Predominantly Plains Continental

Cicadas claim the afternoon

Millions of periodical and annual cicadas emerge, their droning chorus filling the summer heat; the soundtrack of midsummer settles over prairie and wetland.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

Microseason content for Nebraska is drawn from the Plains Continental corpus (77% of the state's cities sit in this region).

Live wind & temperature across Nebraska

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All cities in Nebraska

593 cities & towns