What Does the 2026 El Nino Mean for Nebraska?

September 21, 2026

What Does the 2026 El Nino Mean for Nebraska?

By Deborah Bathke - Nebraska State Climatologist, Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator, Lindsay Johnson - National Drought Mitigation Center Climatologist

Relative Oceanic Niño Index graph with forecast ranges in shades of blue showing temperature trends.

A potentially historic El Niño could tilt Nebraska toward a warmer winter and wetter conditions in the south, but past events show it cannot determine the state’s weather.

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