Weatherfest
The Saturday, April 9, 2022 Annual Family Weatherfest and Science Spectacular
is currently being planned to be in-person and a celebration of the 20th event!
This event is brought to the public with free admission and free parking
due to the generous funding of State Farm Insurance
Event location and parking
2020 Event Poster Event Posters Previous Years
Weatherfest last year, April 4, 2020 was Cancelled
Weatherfest this year April 10, 2021 is also Cancelled due to the Pandemic
We are returning bigger and better, next Spring on Saturday, April 9, 2022 !
FUTURE WEATHERFESTS: April 1, 2023
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Nebraska's devastating Flooding in 2019 is the focus of our severe weather symposium
Weatherfest 2020 exhibits and displays
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Meet the weathercasters
10:00 a.m. to noon
2nd floor
Severe weather symposium 2020
Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Storm spotter training workshop 2020
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Featured exhibits and activities (2020)
- List of exhibits and displays
- Hands-on science demonstrations and experiments
- Storm Spotter Workshop
- Storm photography Displays
- Storm chasers and their vehicles
- UNL Storm Research Vehicles
Severe weather symposium 2020
- TBA
- Storm Spotter Training Workshop
Brian Smith, National Weather Service
Great Plains Weather Book
What makes the Great Plains climate unique?
The Center for Great Plains Studies is launching their latest book in the Great Plains Series called Great Plains Weather by Ken Dewey, who offers a historical climatology of extreme weather events plus his experiences on the road.
A “Weather-Ready Nation” Ambassador
Improving the nation’s readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, and climate events
Sponsors
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Geography program
- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Nebraska Extension
- State Farm Insurance