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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 · June 1–5 · Predominantly Plains Continental

Prairie lightning bugs rise

Fireflies emerge across open grasslands and oak savanna edges, their bioluminescence visible in twilight above milkweed and clover.

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).

All cities in Nebraska

593 cities & towns