Nebraska (NE) Road Conditions

19 current reports along the route, including 4 full closures. The 8 most serious are listed below. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

• Road closed

  I-80 WB: Closed

  Closed due to night time construction work.

  I-80 WB • NE • Ongoing

• Road closed

  I-180: Closed

  Closed Closed

  I-180 • NE • Ongoing

• Road closed

  I-80 EB: Closed

  Closed Closed

  I-80 EB • NE • Ongoing

• Lanes blocked

  I-180: Entrance Ramp Closed

  Entrance Ramp Closed due to construction work. Working hours are 06:49 PM to 06:00 AM.

  I-180 • NE • Ongoing

• Restriction

  I-80 WB: Construction Work

  Construction Work There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 366 ft.

  I-80 WB • NE • Ongoing

• Restriction

  I-80: Long Term Road Construction

  Long Term Road Construction There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 335 ft.

  I-80 • NE • Ongoing

• Restriction

  I-80: Construction Work

  Construction Work There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 335 ft.

  I-80 • NE • Ongoing

• Restriction

  I-80: Bridge Construction

  Bridge Construction There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 366 ft.

  I-80 • NE • Ongoing

Winter reporting is off for the season. Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which carries Nebraska DOT's segment-by-segment snow and ice conditions, runs from October 15 to April 15; outside that window it changes only as needed. Our own forecast below runs year-round.

Nebraska Winter Road Reporting

Nebraska DOT's winter road conditions reach this page through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. That feed is published for reference; the authoritative report is Nebraska 511. Conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not the forecast. This page shows those reports next to our own road-surface forecast. Always check with Nebraska 511 before setting off.

Source: Nebraska DOT, via Iowa DOT's Midwest Region layer, CC BY 4.0.

Interstates Through Nebraska, Road by Road

Each stretch has its own live conditions, closures and cameras for the Nebraska miles only — the weather 500 miles away on the same interstate says nothing about this drive.

• I-80 Nebraska Road Conditions 454 mi

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 4 weather stations in Nebraska. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Driving in Nebraska Month by Month

What the road normally throws at you, month by month, from NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Nebraska's own stations. Each month names its dominant hazard and the place that measured it — this is what the month is usually like, not a forecast and not a restriction.

• January Snow 6.5 in of snow at Grand Island, 13.3 days that never thaw at Omaha
• February Snow 6.3 in of snow at Grand Island, 9.1 days that never thaw at Omaha
• March Snow 5.4 in of snow at Grand Island, 2.9 days that never thaw at Grand Island
• April Snow 3.2 in of snow at North Platte, 0.3 days that never thaw at North Platte
• May Quiet 7.8 wet days at Omaha is the most the normals report
• June Quiet 7.2 wet days at Omaha is the most the normals report
• July Heat 14.2 days above 90°F at Lincoln
• August Heat 10.4 days above 90°F at Lincoln
• September Quiet 5 wet days at Omaha is the most the normals report
• October Freeze–thaw 12.9 nights that freeze and days that thaw at North Platte
• November Snow 3.9 in of snow at North Platte, 3.2 days that never thaw at North Platte
• December Snow 6.2 in of snow at Omaha, 11.6 days that never thaw at Omaha

Related Roads

Nebraska Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in Nebraska right now?

Yes — 4 full closures are reported on the interstates in Nebraska as of Oct 9, 2026 3:17 AM UTC. 15 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.

What are Nebraska road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the interstates across Nebraska by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 63°F to 73°F and the strongest wind is 11 mph.

Which interstates run through Nebraska?

Nebraska has 2 through interstates on this site: I-76 West and I-80 — about 462 miles of interstate across the state. Each has its own page for the Nebraska stretch.

Where are Nebraska road closures reported officially?

Nebraska's official traveler information service is Nebraska 511, at 511.nebraska.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

How often does Nebraska DOT update winter road conditions?

Nebraska DOT reports the winter condition of each stretch of state highway through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. The conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not a forecast; this page shows the current report for Nebraska beside our own road-surface forecast.

How often are Nebraska road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.