Kearney--Humid? (Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island: home, university, live in)

[think first]

Hi--

I have a job offer in Kearny, NE (currently live in WI). My only concern is humidity -- I hate it. Are the summers hot and humid in Kearny? From all I've read, it seems like a real nice town.

Thanks.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by think first

Hi--

I have a job offer in Kearny, NE (currently live in WI). My only concern is humidity -- I hate it. Are the summers hot and humid in Kearny? From all I've read, it seems like a real nice town.

Thanks.

Kearney would be much less humid compared to WI. The eastern 1/3 of Nebraska is generally the most humid with fairly reliable precipitation. Lincoln is more humid than Kearney and North Platte is more semi-arid compared to Kearney. Kearney is a fairly nice town with a variety of shops and resturants. It is also home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Overall, the tri-cities of Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings are relatively stable in terms of jobs with slow and steady population growth. The major difference between the Midwest and Plains is the amount of trees. WI has far more trees compared to NE. That is something that might take getting used to.

[think first]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Kearney would be much less humid compared to WI. The eastern 1/3 of Nebraska is generally the most humid with fairly reliable precipitation. Lincoln is more humid than Kearney and North Platte is more semi-arid compared to Kearney. Kearney is a fairly nice town with a variety of shops and resturants. It is also home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Overall, the tri-cities of Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings are relatively stable in terms of jobs with slow and steady population growth. The major difference between the Midwest and Plains is the amount of trees. WI has far more trees compared to NE. That is something that might take getting used to.

Yep, it does get humid in WI, but only during the months of July and August. I live along Lake Michigan so that helps alleviate that problem. Just wondering how long the hot and humid weather lasts in Kearney.

[tpabes]

It can get humid in Kearney and hot during the summer. The irrigation around the area doesn't help. There seems to be a number of drier days too. Its nothing like the southern US but we still have those "sticky" days. I'll have to find some numbers, its hard to think of what summer is like when there is snow on the ground I need to go scoop.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by think first

Yep, it does get humid in WI, but only during the months of July and August. I live along Lake Michigan so that helps alleviate that problem. Just wondering how long the hot and humid weather lasts in Kearney.

Here is some info from the NWS:
NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE

[Chris19]

I would agree that humidity would be less in Kearney, NE than in Wisconsin. The humidity in my area, SE South Dakota would similar to the Tri Cities and Columbus, although is less humid than Lincoln and Omaha (and this is based on my experiences). If you want real humidity, Missouri, Kentucky, and states in the South and out east have it bad (humidity is downright horrible in Florida, Lousiana, and Mississippi).

[Happygolucky]

Humidity in Nebraska is very very bad. I lived here in NE for 35 years plan on lots of talcomb powder and cornstarch. We tons of cornstarch after all we are the corn state.

But seriously it gets hot and humid here in Nebraska. don't be fooled.

[Go Ne]

But you live in Omaha, Kearney is much different.

[Happygolucky]

by what 1-2 degrees....... 2 percent

100 degrees and 98 percent humidity feels the same in Omaha as in Kearney.

Bottom Line Nebraska has some bad humidity summers are hell.

Why do you think we have so many tornados, and thunderstorms?

[DOUBLE H]

Tpabes is right. When I go through Nebraska in the summer on I-80 North Platte generally feels like Colorado (lower humidity). Kearney is maybe 90 miles east of North Platte and you can feel the humidity. Kearney is also close to 1000 feet lower in elevation, I believe North Platte is around 3000 feet in elevation.