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National Drought Monitor

U.S. map showing drought changes with color-coded degradation and improvement on May 5, 2026.

May 7, 2026

Early May Drought Update

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

U.S. map showing temperature probabilities: above normal in the west, below normal in the east.

April 30, 2026

Weather Update: Open Planting Windows

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Weather map showing risk areas with green, yellow, and orange shading over central and southern U.S. states.

April 24, 2026

Weather Update: Severe Storms and Potential Drought Relief

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

U.S. map showing regions with above, below, and near-normal rainfall probabilities in green, gray, and white.

April 17, 2026

Weather Update: Open Planting Windows and Then Chances for Moisture

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Seasonal precipitation outlook map showing above-normal precipitation favored across much of the central and eastern United States, including Nebraska, with near-normal in parts of the Southeast and below-normal along the West Coast

March 26, 2026

High Fire Danger Risk Continues, Chances of Moisture Return

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Nebraska drought map showing widespread severe drought, with areas of extreme drought in central, western and northeast regions; most of state affected.

March 19, 2026

Weather Update: No Drought Relief in Sight and Fire Danger Risk Will Continue

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Map of North America showing above-normal summer temperatures across much of the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the strongest warmth in the West and South.

March 16, 2026

Climate Update: Summer Moisture Might Be Promising — Will It Be Too Late?

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

U.S. temperature outlook map showing above-normal conditions across most states and below-normal temperatures in Alaska.

February 26, 2026

Weather Update: Drought Gets Worse but Relief May Be on the Way

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Farmer standing beside irrigation pipe watering young corn plants in dry soil field.

February 25, 2026

Webinar to Address Drought Outlook, Risk Management for Nebraska Ag Producers

By Nebraska Extension

U.S. map showing elevated, critical and extreme fire weather outlook across central Plains.

February 16, 2026

Weather Alert: Fire Risk, Record Temps and Snow This Week

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

U.S. climate outlook map showing probabilities for November–January precipitation, with below-normal chances across the central and southern Plains, near-normal in much of the Midwest, and above-normal in parts of the Pacific Northwest, Northeast, and southern Alaska.

October 30, 2025

Cool Saturday, Then Seasonally Warm and Dry

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

U.S. temperature outlook map showing a high probability of above-normal temperatures across most of the central and western United States, including Nebraska. Areas along the East Coast and parts of Alaska show near-normal conditions, while far western Alaska is below normal.

October 17, 2025

Weekly Weather Update: Parade of Fronts

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator